Brazil vs Costa Rica: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile
Brazil
0.4264 poorest
in 2022
Costa Rica
0.4446 poorest
in 2022
Brazil rank
12th
Costa Rica rank
9th
Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile over time
- Brazil
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.4446 poorest against 0.4264 poorest in Brazil, a difference of 0.0182 poorest.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Brazil ranks 12th and Costa Rica ranks 9th of 35 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 | 0.3863 poorest | 0.4021 poorest | 0.0157 poorest | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.4035 poorest | 0.4146 poorest | 0.0111 poorest | 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, Brazil or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 0.4446 poorest against 0.4264 poorest in Brazil as of 2022.
- What is the difference in benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile between Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 0.0182 poorest, 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?
- Brazil ranks 12th and Costa Rica ranks 9th of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ASPIRE, published as Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest). 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 (%)