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

Costa Rica
0.5765 poorest
in 2022
Kazakhstan
0.5269 poorest
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
5th
Kazakhstan rank
8th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Kazakhstan
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.5765 poorest against 0.5269 poorest in Kazakhstan, a difference of 0.0496 poorest.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Kazakhstan ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 5th and Kazakhstan ranks 8th of 26 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Kazakhstan Difference Ahead
2010s 0.5297 poorest 0.4125 poorest 0.1172 poorest Costa Rica
2020s 0.4288 poorest 0.5256 poorest 0.0968 poorest Kazakhstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile, Costa Rica or Kazakhstan?
Costa Rica, at 0.5765 poorest against 0.5269 poorest in Kazakhstan as of 2022.
What is the difference in benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile between Costa Rica and Kazakhstan?
0.0496 poorest, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kazakhstan?
8 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2021.
How do Costa Rica and Kazakhstan rank globally for benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile?
Costa Rica ranks 5th and Kazakhstan ranks 8th 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 (%)