Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest)
Costa Rica
0.4589
in 2022
Uruguay
0.4748
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
9th
Uruguay rank
7th
Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) over time
- Costa Rica
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 0.4748 against 0.4589 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0159.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 9th and Uruguay ranks 7th of 34 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.493 | 0.3997 | 0.0933 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.429 | 0.4039 | 0.025 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.4177 | 0.4706 | 0.0529 | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest), Costa Rica or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 0.4748 against 0.4589 in Costa Rica as of 2022.
- What is the difference in benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 0.0159, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest)?
- Costa Rica ranks 9th and Uruguay ranks 7th of 34 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ASPIRE, published as Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. 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 (%)