Costa Rica vs Panama: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Insurance -1st quintile

Costa Rica
0.0642 poorest
in 2022
Panama
0.0502 poorest
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
24th
Panama rank
26th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Panama
0.020.040.060.080.10.12200820152023

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.0642 poorest against 0.0502 poorest in Panama, a difference of 0.014 poorest.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.3 times Panama's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 24th and Panama ranks 26th of 34 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Panama Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1167 poorest 0.0295 poorest 0.0871 poorest Costa Rica
2010s 0.0544 poorest 0.0429 poorest 0.0115 poorest Costa Rica
2020s 0.0634 poorest 0.0418 poorest 0.0216 poorest Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance -1st quintile, Costa Rica or Panama?
Costa Rica, at 0.0642 poorest against 0.0502 poorest in Panama as of 2022.
What is the difference in benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance -1st quintile between Costa Rica and Panama?
0.014 poorest, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Panama?
11 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2021.
How do Costa Rica and Panama rank globally for benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance -1st quintile?
Costa Rica ranks 24th and Panama ranks 26th of 34 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ASPIRE, published as Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Insurance -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 Insurance -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 347 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

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