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

Costa Rica
0.0976 poorest
in 2022
El Salvador
0.1174 poorest
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
20th
El Salvador rank
18th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • El Salvador
0.050.10.150.20.25200720142022

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 0.1174 poorest against 0.0976 poorest in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0198 poorest.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 20th and El Salvador ranks 18th of 27 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 0.1398 poorest 0.182 poorest 0.0422 poorest El Salvador
2010s 0.1047 poorest 0.1964 poorest 0.0917 poorest El Salvador
2020s 0.0957 poorest 0.1093 poorest 0.0136 poorest El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher benefit-cost ratio - international private transfers -1st quintile, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 0.1174 poorest against 0.0976 poorest in Costa Rica as of 2022.
What is the difference in benefit-cost ratio - international private transfers -1st quintile between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
0.0198 poorest, 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 - international private transfers -1st quintile?
Costa Rica ranks 20th and El Salvador ranks 18th 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 (%)