Costa Rica vs Mexico: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile
Costa Rica
0.2271
in 2022
Mexico
0.219
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
20th
Mexico rank
21st
Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile over time
- Costa Rica
- Mexico
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.2271 against 0.219 in Mexico, a difference of 0.0081.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 20th and Mexico ranks 21st of 36 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Mexico in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2352 | 0.1954 | 0.0398 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.1873 | 0.2555 | 0.0682 | Mexico |
| 2020s | 0.2485 | 0.2121 | 0.0364 | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -1st quintile, Costa Rica or Mexico?
- Costa Rica, at 0.2271 against 0.219 in Mexico as of 2022.
- What is the difference in benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -1st quintile between Costa Rica and Mexico?
- 0.0081, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mexico?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Mexico rank globally for benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -1st quintile?
- Costa Rica ranks 20th and Mexico ranks 21st of 36 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ASPIRE, published as Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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