Costa Rica vs Poland: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile

Costa Rica
0.4446 poorest
in 2022
Poland
0.4662 poorest
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
9th
Poland rank
6th

Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Poland
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How they compare

Poland currently reports 0.4662 poorest against 0.4446 poorest in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0216 poorest.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Poland has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 9th and Poland ranks 6th of 35 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Poland Difference Ahead
2000s 0.4753 poorest 0.4908 poorest 0.0155 poorest Poland
2010s 0.3932 poorest 0.5084 poorest 0.1152 poorest Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile, Costa Rica or Poland?
Poland, at 0.4662 poorest against 0.4446 poorest in Costa Rica as of 2019.
What is the difference in benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile between Costa Rica and Poland?
0.0216 poorest, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Poland?
8 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and Poland rank globally for benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile?
Costa Rica ranks 9th and Poland ranks 6th 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

Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 348 data points, 2004–2023
Last refreshed

Poverty gap reduction obtained for each $1 spent in Social Assistance programs (%)