Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Benefit-cost ratio - Domestic Private Transfers - 1st quintile

Costa Rica
0.2334
in 2022
Uruguay
0.2272
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
14th
Uruguay rank
17th

Benefit-cost ratio - Domestic Private Transfers - 1st quintile over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Uruguay
00.10.20.3200820152022

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.2334 against 0.2272 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0062.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 14th and Uruguay ranks 17th of 31 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Uruguay Difference Ahead
2000s 0.2111 0.1712 0.0399 Costa Rica
2010s 0.1991 0.2079 0.0087 Uruguay
2020s 0.2293 0.2293 0 Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher benefit-cost ratio - domestic private transfers - 1st quintile, Costa Rica or Uruguay?
Costa Rica, at 0.2334 against 0.2272 in Uruguay as of 2022.
What is the difference in benefit-cost ratio - domestic private transfers - 1st quintile between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
0.0062, 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 - domestic private transfers - 1st quintile?
Costa Rica ranks 14th and Uruguay ranks 17th of 31 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ASPIRE, published as Benefit-cost ratio - Domestic Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - Domestic Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 316 data points, 2003–2023
Last refreshed

Poverty gap reduction obtained for each $1 spent in Domestic Private Transfers programs (%)