Costa Rica vs Honduras: Benefit incidence of social protection and labor programs to poorest
Benefit incidence of social protection and labor programs to poorest over time
- Costa Rica
- Honduras
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 5.7% against 4.7% in Honduras, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Honduras's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Honduras ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 30th and Honduras ranks 32nd of 37 countries.
Honduras has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Honduras | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.7% | 11.7% | 5.9% | Honduras |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 7.3% | 1.1% | Honduras |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher benefit incidence of social protection and labor programs to poorest, Costa Rica or Honduras?
- Costa Rica, at 5.7% against 4.7% in Honduras as of 2022.
- What is the difference in benefit incidence of social protection and labor programs to poorest between Costa Rica and Honduras?
- 1.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Honduras?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2019.
- How do Costa Rica and Honduras rank globally for benefit incidence of social protection and labor programs to poorest?
- Costa Rica ranks 30th and Honduras ranks 32nd of 37 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB), published as Benefit incidence of social protection and labor programs to poorest quintile (% of total SPL benefits). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Benefit incidence of social protection and labor programs (SPL) to poorest quintile shows the percentage of total social protection and labor programs benefits received by the poorest 20% of the population. Social protection and labor programs include social insurance, social safety nets, and unemployment benefits and active labor market programs. Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.