Peru vs South Africa: Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest)

Peru
2.17 preT
in 2022
South Africa
1.89 preT
in 2021
Peru rank
31st
South Africa rank
33rd

Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) over time

  • Peru
  • South Africa
02.557.51012.5200520132022

How they compare

Peru currently reports 2.17 preT against 1.89 preT in South Africa, a difference of 0.28 preT.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2014 it was South Africa ahead.

Peru ranks 31st and South Africa ranks 33rd of 34 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Peru South Africa Difference Ahead
2010s 2.27 preT 5.55 preT 3.27 preT South Africa
2020s 2.04 preT 1.88 preT 0.1611 preT Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest), Peru or South Africa?
Peru, at 2.17 preT against 1.89 preT in South Africa as of 2022.
What is the difference in average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) between Peru and South Africa?
0.28 preT, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and South Africa?
6 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2021.
How do Peru and South Africa rank globally for average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest)?
Peru ranks 31st and South Africa ranks 33rd of 34 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ASPIRE, published as Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) - Contributory Pensions (preT). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) - Contributory Pensions (preT)
Unit
preT
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 347 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Average transfer amount of Contributory Pensions programs among program beneficiaries (per capita, daily $ppp)