Costa Rica vs Paraguay: Benefit-cost ratio - International Private Transfers -extreme poor
Costa Rica
0.0147 <$2.15 a day
in 2022
Paraguay
0.0278 <$2.15 a day
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
20th
Paraguay rank
17th
Benefit-cost ratio - International Private Transfers -extreme poor over time
- Costa Rica
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 0.0278 <$2.15 a day against 0.0147 <$2.15 a day in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0131 <$2.15 a day.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.9 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Paraguay ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 20th and Paraguay ranks 17th of 27 countries.
Paraguay has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0177 <$2.15 a day | 0.0224 <$2.15 a day | 0.0047 <$2.15 a day | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 0.0116 <$2.15 a day | 0.0211 <$2.15 a day | 0.0095 <$2.15 a day | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 0.0131 <$2.15 a day | 0.0336 <$2.15 a day | 0.0204 <$2.15 a day | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher benefit-cost ratio - international private transfers -extreme poor, Costa Rica or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 0.0278 <$2.15 a day against 0.0147 <$2.15 a day in Costa Rica as of 2022.
- What is the difference in benefit-cost ratio - international private transfers -extreme poor between Costa Rica and Paraguay?
- 0.0131 <$2.15 a day, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Paraguay?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Paraguay rank globally for benefit-cost ratio - international private transfers -extreme poor?
- Costa Rica ranks 20th and Paraguay ranks 17th of 27 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ASPIRE, published as Benefit-cost ratio - International Private Transfers -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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Poverty gap reduction obtained for each $1 spent in International Private Transfers programs (%)