El Salvador vs Mexico: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor -extreme poor

El Salvador
0.0142 <$2.15 a day
in 2022
Mexico
0.0147 <$2.15 a day
in 2022
El Salvador rank
30th
Mexico rank
29th

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

  • El Salvador
  • Mexico
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How they compare

Mexico currently reports 0.0147 <$2.15 a day against 0.0142 <$2.15 a day in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0005 <$2.15 a day.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 30th and Mexico ranks 29th of 37 countries.

Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Mexico Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0297 <$2.15 a day 0.0497 <$2.15 a day 0.0201 <$2.15 a day Mexico
2010s 0.0104 <$2.15 a day 0.0518 <$2.15 a day 0.0414 <$2.15 a day Mexico
2020s 0.0142 <$2.15 a day 0.0147 <$2.15 a day 0.0005 <$2.15 a day Mexico

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, El Salvador or Mexico?
Mexico, at 0.0147 <$2.15 a day against 0.0142 <$2.15 a day in El Salvador as of 2022.
What is the difference in benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -extreme poor between El Salvador and Mexico?
0.0005 <$2.15 a day, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Mexico?
7 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
How do El Salvador and Mexico rank globally for benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -extreme poor?
El Salvador ranks 30th and Mexico ranks 29th 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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