Costa Rica vs Paraguay: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile
Costa Rica
0.1212 poorest
in 2022
Paraguay
0.1229 poorest
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
31st
Paraguay rank
30th
Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile over time
- Costa Rica
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 0.1229 poorest against 0.1212 poorest in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0017 poorest.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 31st and Paraguay ranks 30th of 37 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1556 poorest | 0.0509 poorest | 0.1047 poorest | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.1158 poorest | 0.1054 poorest | 0.0104 poorest | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.1387 poorest | 0.1269 poorest | 0.0118 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 Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 0.1229 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 Paraguay?
- 0.0017 poorest, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Paraguay?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Paraguay rank globally for benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -1st quintile?
- Costa Rica ranks 31st and Paraguay ranks 30th 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 (%)