Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor -extreme poor
Costa Rica
0.0088 <$2.15 a day
in 2022
Uruguay
0.0079 <$2.15 a day
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
33rd
Uruguay rank
35th
Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor -extreme poor over time
- Costa Rica
- Uruguay
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.0088 <$2.15 a day against 0.0079 <$2.15 a day in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0009 <$2.15 a day.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 33rd and Uruguay ranks 35th of 37 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0263 <$2.15 a day | 0.018 <$2.15 a day | 0.0083 <$2.15 a day | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.008 <$2.15 a day | 0.0132 <$2.15 a day | 0.0051 <$2.15 a day | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 0.0174 <$2.15 a day | 0.009 <$2.15 a day | 0.0084 <$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, Costa Rica or Uruguay?
- Costa Rica, at 0.0088 <$2.15 a day against 0.0079 <$2.15 a day in Uruguay as of 2022.
- What is the difference in benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -extreme poor between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 0.0009 <$2.15 a day, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -extreme poor?
- Costa Rica ranks 33rd and Uruguay ranks 35th 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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