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

Costa Rica
0.4446 poorest
in 2022
Serbia
0.4556 poorest
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
9th
Serbia rank
8th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Serbia
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How they compare

Serbia currently reports 0.4556 poorest against 0.4446 poorest in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.011 poorest.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Serbia has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 9th and Serbia ranks 8th of 35 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Serbia Difference Ahead
2010s 0.3993 poorest 0.5009 poorest 0.1016 poorest Serbia
2020s 0.4379 poorest 0.4701 poorest 0.0321 poorest Serbia

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 Serbia?
Serbia, at 0.4556 poorest against 0.4446 poorest in Costa Rica as of 2022.
What is the difference in benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile between Costa Rica and Serbia?
0.011 poorest, with Serbia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Serbia?
6 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2022.
How do Costa Rica and Serbia rank globally for benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile?
Costa Rica ranks 9th and Serbia ranks 8th 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 (%)