Brazil vs Costa Rica: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest)
Brazil
0.3496
in 2022
Costa Rica
0.3739
in 2022
Brazil rank
16th
Costa Rica rank
14th
Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) over time
- Brazil
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.3739 against 0.3496 in Brazil, a difference of 0.0243.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Brazil ranks 16th and Costa Rica ranks 14th of 34 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 | 0.2853 | 0.3333 | 0.048 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.3279 | 0.3661 | 0.0382 | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest), Brazil or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 0.3739 against 0.3496 in Brazil as of 2022.
- What is the difference in benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest) between Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 0.0243, 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 benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest)?
- Brazil ranks 16th and Costa Rica ranks 14th of 34 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ASPIRE, published as Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Poverty gap reduction obtained for each $1 spent in Social Assistance programs (%)