Costa Rica vs Panama: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile

Costa Rica
0.1212 poorest
in 2022
Panama
0.1303 poorest
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
31st
Panama rank
29th

Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Panama
0.050.10.15200820152023

How they compare

Panama currently reports 0.1303 poorest against 0.1212 poorest in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0091 poorest.

That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 31st and Panama ranks 29th of 37 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Panama in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Panama Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1556 poorest 0.0391 poorest 0.1166 poorest Costa Rica
2010s 0.1158 poorest 0.119 poorest 0.0032 poorest Panama
2020s 0.1244 poorest 0.145 poorest 0.0206 poorest Panama

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 Panama?
Panama, at 0.1303 poorest against 0.1212 poorest in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -1st quintile between Costa Rica and Panama?
0.0091 poorest, with Panama 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 protection and labor -1st quintile?
Costa Rica ranks 31st and Panama ranks 29th 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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About this data

Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
37 places, 372 data points, 2002–2023
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