Argentina vs South Africa: Average per capita transfer held by extreme poor (<$2.15 a day)

Argentina
2.13 preT
in 2022
South Africa
1.89 preT
in 2021
Argentina rank
27th
South Africa rank
28th

Average per capita transfer held by extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) over time

  • Argentina
  • South Africa
051015200520132022

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 2.13 preT against 1.89 preT in South Africa, a difference of 0.24 preT.

That makes Argentina's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 27th and South Africa ranks 28th of 34 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina South Africa Difference Ahead
2010s 4.44 preT 4.66 preT 0.2132 preT South Africa
2020s 2.82 preT 1.99 preT 0.8295 preT Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average per capita transfer held by extreme poor (<$2.15 a day), Argentina or South Africa?
Argentina, at 2.13 preT against 1.89 preT in South Africa as of 2022.
What is the difference in average per capita transfer held by extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) between Argentina and South Africa?
0.24 preT, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and South Africa?
6 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2021.
How do Argentina and South Africa rank globally for average per capita transfer held by extreme poor (<$2.15 a day)?
Argentina ranks 27th and South Africa ranks 28th of 34 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ASPIRE, published as Average per capita transfer held by extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) - Contributory Pensions (preT). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Average per capita transfer held by extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) - Contributory Pensions (preT)
Unit
preT
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 335 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

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