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