Colombia vs Costa Rica: Benefit-cost ratio - International Private Transfers -1st quintile

Colombia
0.0868 poorest
in 2022
Costa Rica
0.0976 poorest
in 2022
Colombia rank
21st
Costa Rica rank
20th

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

  • Colombia
  • Costa Rica
0.050.10.150.20.25200820152022

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.0976 poorest against 0.0868 poorest in Colombia, a difference of 0.0108 poorest.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Colombia ranks 21st and Costa Rica ranks 20th of 27 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Costa Rica Difference Ahead
2010s 0.0984 poorest 0.1047 poorest 0.0063 poorest Costa Rica
2020s 0.101 poorest 0.0957 poorest 0.0053 poorest Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher benefit-cost ratio - international private transfers -1st quintile, Colombia or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 0.0976 poorest against 0.0868 poorest in Colombia as of 2022.
What is the difference in benefit-cost ratio - international private transfers -1st quintile between Colombia and Costa Rica?
0.0108 poorest, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Costa Rica?
11 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2022.
How do Colombia and Costa Rica rank globally for benefit-cost ratio - international private transfers -1st quintile?
Colombia ranks 21st and Costa Rica ranks 20th of 27 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ASPIRE, published as Benefit-cost ratio - International Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - International Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
27 places, 266 data points, 2003–2022
Last refreshed

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