Argentina vs Costa Rica: Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional

Argentina
49.6%
in 2022
Costa Rica
66.5%
in 2022
Argentina rank
7th
Costa Rica rank
4th

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

  • Argentina
  • Costa Rica
020406080200820152022

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 66.5% against 49.6% in Argentina, a difference of 16.9%.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.3 times Argentina's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Argentina ranks 7th and Costa Rica ranks 4th of 30 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Costa Rica Difference Ahead
2010s 53.7% 64.0% 10.3% Costa Rica
2020s 47.2% 56.1% 8.9% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional, Argentina or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 66.5% against 49.6% in Argentina as of 2022.
What is the difference in beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional between Argentina and Costa Rica?
16.9%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Costa Rica?
7 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2022.
How do Argentina and Costa Rica rank globally for beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional?
Argentina ranks 7th and Costa Rica ranks 4th of 30 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ASPIRE, published as Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers (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) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers (preT)
Unit
preT
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
30 places, 256 data points, 2004–2022
Last refreshed

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