Argentina vs Costa Rica: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor -extreme poor

Argentina
0.0094 <$2.15 a day
in 2022
Costa Rica
0.0088 <$2.15 a day
in 2022
Argentina rank
32nd
Costa Rica rank
33rd

Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor -extreme poor over time

  • Argentina
  • Costa Rica
0.010.020.030.04200620142022

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 0.0094 <$2.15 a day against 0.0088 <$2.15 a day in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0006 <$2.15 a day.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 32nd and Costa Rica ranks 33rd of 37 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Costa Rica Difference Ahead
2010s 0.0182 <$2.15 a day 0.0082 <$2.15 a day 0.01 <$2.15 a day Argentina
2020s 0.0108 <$2.15 a day 0.0174 <$2.15 a day 0.0065 <$2.15 a day 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 -extreme poor, Argentina or Costa Rica?
Argentina, at 0.0094 <$2.15 a day against 0.0088 <$2.15 a day in Costa Rica as of 2022.
What is the difference in benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -extreme poor between Argentina and Costa Rica?
0.0006 <$2.15 a day, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Costa Rica?
11 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2022.
How do Argentina and Costa Rica rank globally for benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -extreme poor?
Argentina ranks 32nd and Costa Rica ranks 33rd of 37 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ASPIRE, published as Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day)
Unit
<$2.15 a day
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
37 places, 372 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

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