Costa Rica vs Viet Nam: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -extreme poor
Costa Rica
0.0375 <$2.15 a day
in 2022
Viet Nam
0.0441 <$2.15 a day
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
17th
Viet Nam rank
16th
Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -extreme poor over time
- Costa Rica
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 0.0441 <$2.15 a day against 0.0375 <$2.15 a day in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0066 <$2.15 a day.
That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Viet Nam ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 17th and Viet Nam ranks 16th of 35 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Viet Nam in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0324 <$2.15 a day | 0.0952 <$2.15 a day | 0.0628 <$2.15 a day | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 0.0792 <$2.15 a day | 0.0441 <$2.15 a day | 0.035 <$2.15 a day | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -extreme poor, Costa Rica or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 0.0441 <$2.15 a day against 0.0375 <$2.15 a day in Costa Rica as of 2020.
- What is the difference in benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -extreme poor between Costa Rica and Viet Nam?
- 0.0066 <$2.15 a day, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Viet Nam?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2020.
- How do Costa Rica and Viet Nam rank globally for benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -extreme poor?
- Costa Rica ranks 17th and Viet Nam ranks 16th of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ASPIRE, published as Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). 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 (%)