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
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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