Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor -extreme poor
Costa Rica
0.0088 <$2.15 a day
in 2022
El Salvador
0.0142 <$2.15 a day
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
33rd
El Salvador rank
30th
Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor -extreme poor over time
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.0142 <$2.15 a day against 0.0088 <$2.15 a day in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0054 <$2.15 a day.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.6 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2008 it was El Salvador ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 33rd and El Salvador ranks 30th of 37 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0263 <$2.15 a day | 0.0297 <$2.15 a day | 0.0033 <$2.15 a day | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.0079 <$2.15 a day | 0.0105 <$2.15 a day | 0.0026 <$2.15 a day | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.0093 <$2.15 a day | 0.0127 <$2.15 a day | 0.0034 <$2.15 a day | El Salvador |
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, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 0.0142 <$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 Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 0.0054 <$2.15 a day, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -extreme poor?
- Costa Rica ranks 33rd and El Salvador ranks 30th 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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