Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Social Pensions

Costa Rica
44.9%
in 2022
El Salvador
48.7%
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
9th
El Salvador rank
8th

Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Social Pensions over time

  • Costa Rica
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 48.7% against 44.9% in Costa Rica, a difference of 3.8%.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 9th and El Salvador ranks 8th of 25 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica El Salvador Difference Ahead
2010s 44.1% 37.0% 7.2% Costa Rica
2020s 46.5% 38.8% 7.8% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - social pensions, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 48.7% against 44.9% in Costa Rica as of 2022.
What is the difference in beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - social pensions between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
3.8%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
8 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2022.
How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - social pensions?
Costa Rica ranks 9th and El Salvador ranks 8th of 25 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ASPIRE, published as Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Social Pensions (preT). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Social Pensions (preT)
Unit
preT
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
25 places, 222 data points, 2004–2023
Last refreshed

Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population