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
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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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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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