Costa Rica vs Mexico: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile
Costa Rica
0.1212 poorest
in 2022
Mexico
0.1358 poorest
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
31st
Mexico rank
28th
Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile over time
- Costa Rica
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 0.1358 poorest against 0.1212 poorest in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0146 poorest.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 31st and Mexico ranks 28th of 37 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 | 0.1556 poorest | 0.118 poorest | 0.0377 poorest | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.1126 poorest | 0.1539 poorest | 0.0413 poorest | Mexico |
| 2020s | 0.1458 poorest | 0.1292 poorest | 0.0166 poorest | 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?
- Mexico, at 0.1358 poorest against 0.1212 poorest in Costa Rica as of 2022.
- What is the difference in benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -1st quintile between Costa Rica and Mexico?
- 0.0146 poorest, with Mexico 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 31st and Mexico ranks 28th of 37 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ASPIRE, published as Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor -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 SPL programs (%)