Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash

Costa Rica
21.8%
in 2022
El Salvador
20.1%
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
23rd
El Salvador rank
24th

Beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash over time

  • Costa Rica
  • El Salvador
0102030200820152022

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 21.8% against 20.1% in El Salvador, a difference of 1.7%.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 23rd and El Salvador ranks 24th of 30 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica El Salvador Difference Ahead
2000s 25.1% 20.7% 4.4% Costa Rica
2010s 26.9% 24.2% 2.7% Costa Rica
2020s 22.5% 21.4% 1.0% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
Costa Rica, at 21.8% against 20.1% in El Salvador as of 2022.
What is the difference in beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
1.7%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
8 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash?
Costa Rica ranks 23rd and El Salvador ranks 24th of 30 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ASPIRE, published as Beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers (preT). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - 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