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

Brazil
22.2%
in 2022
Costa Rica
25.4%
in 2022
Brazil rank
17th
Costa Rica rank
15th

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

  • Brazil
  • Costa Rica
0102030200620142022

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 25.4% against 22.2% in Brazil, a difference of 3.2%.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 17th and Costa Rica ranks 15th of 25 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Costa Rica Difference Ahead
2010s 19.1% 26.2% 7.2% Costa Rica
2020s 18.7% 24.5% 5.9% 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, Brazil or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 25.4% against 22.2% in Brazil as of 2022.
What is the difference in beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - social pensions between Brazil and Costa Rica?
3.2%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Costa Rica?
10 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2022.
How do Brazil and Costa Rica rank globally for beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - social pensions?
Brazil ranks 17th and Costa Rica ranks 15th of 25 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ASPIRE, published as Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Social Pensions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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