El Salvador vs Mexico: Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Contributory

El Salvador
27.5%
in 2022
Mexico
30.6%
in 2022
El Salvador rank
32nd
Mexico rank
31st

Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Contributory over time

  • El Salvador
  • Mexico
0204060200720142022

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 30.6% against 27.5% in El Salvador, a difference of 3.1%.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2008 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 32nd and Mexico ranks 31st of 34 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Mexico in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Mexico Difference Ahead
2000s 52.1% 49.3% 2.8% El Salvador
2010s 39.3% 37.1% 2.2% El Salvador
2020s 27.5% 30.6% 3.2% Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - contributory, El Salvador or Mexico?
Mexico, at 30.6% against 27.5% in El Salvador as of 2022.
What is the difference in adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - contributory between El Salvador and Mexico?
3.1%, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Mexico?
7 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
How do El Salvador and Mexico rank globally for adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - contributory?
El Salvador ranks 32nd and Mexico ranks 31st of 34 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ASPIRE, published as Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Contributory Pensions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Contributory Pensions
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 345 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Total transfer amount received by all beneficiaries in a population group as a share of the total welfare of beneficiaries in that group