Argentina vs Costa Rica: Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile

Argentina
0.5308 poorest
in 2022
Costa Rica
0.5765 poorest
in 2022
Argentina rank
7th
Costa Rica rank
5th

Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile over time

  • Argentina
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.5765 poorest against 0.5308 poorest in Argentina, a difference of 0.0457 poorest.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Argentina ranks 7th and Costa Rica ranks 5th of 26 countries.

Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Costa Rica Difference Ahead
2010s 0.5631 poorest 0.5624 poorest 0.0006 poorest Argentina
2020s 0.487 poorest 0.4781 poorest 0.009 poorest Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile, Argentina or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 0.5765 poorest against 0.5308 poorest in Argentina as of 2022.
What is the difference in benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile between Argentina and Costa Rica?
0.0457 poorest, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Costa Rica?
7 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2022.
How do Argentina and Costa Rica rank globally for benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile?
Argentina ranks 7th and Costa Rica ranks 5th of 26 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ASPIRE, published as Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash 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 - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
26 places, 222 data points, 2004–2022
Last refreshed

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