El Salvador vs Peru: Adequacy of social safety net programs

El Salvador
3.22
in 2022
Peru
4.19
in 2022
El Salvador rank
31st
Peru rank
29th

Adequacy of social safety net programs over time

  • El Salvador
  • Peru
02.557.51012.5200820152022

How they compare

Peru currently reports 4.19 against 3.22 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.97.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.3 times El Salvador's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Peru has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 31st and Peru ranks 29th of 33 countries.

Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Peru Difference Ahead
2000s 5.99 11.92 5.93 Peru
2010s 5.17 9.59 4.42 Peru
2020s 3.47 4.53 1.06 Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adequacy of social safety net programs, El Salvador or Peru?
Peru, at 4.19 against 3.22 in El Salvador as of 2022.
What is the difference in adequacy of social safety net programs between El Salvador and Peru?
0.97, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Peru?
8 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
How do El Salvador and Peru rank globally for adequacy of social safety net programs?
El Salvador ranks 31st and Peru ranks 29th of 33 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Adequacy of social safety net programs. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Adequacy of social safety net programs
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
33 places, 338 data points, 2004–2023
Last refreshed