El Salvador vs Uruguay: Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - All

El Salvador
1.2%
in 2022
Uruguay
1.6%
in 2022
El Salvador rank
34th
Uruguay rank
32nd

Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - All over time

  • El Salvador
  • Uruguay
0246200720142022

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 1.6% against 1.2% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.4%.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2008 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 34th and Uruguay ranks 32nd of 37 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Uruguay Difference Ahead
2000s 5.6% 2.1% 3.5% El Salvador
2010s 3.1% 1.0% 2.0% El Salvador
2020s 1.3% 1.9% 0.6% Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - all, El Salvador or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 1.6% against 1.2% in El Salvador as of 2022.
What is the difference in beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - all between El Salvador and Uruguay?
0.4%, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Uruguay?
12 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
How do El Salvador and Uruguay rank globally for beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - all?
El Salvador ranks 34th and Uruguay ranks 32nd of 37 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ASPIRE, published as Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - All Private Transfers (preT). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - All Private Transfers (preT)
Unit
preT
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
37 places, 361 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population