Paraguay vs South Africa: Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest)

Paraguay
0.2758
in 2022
South Africa
0.2287
in 2021
Paraguay rank
12th
South Africa rank
15th

Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) over time

  • Paraguay
  • South Africa
0.10.150.20.250.30.35200520132022

How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 0.2758 against 0.2287 in South Africa, a difference of 0.0471.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2016 it was South Africa ahead.

Paraguay ranks 12th and South Africa ranks 15th of 35 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Paraguay South Africa Difference Ahead
2010s 0.1785 0.2627 0.0843 South Africa
2020s 0.2023 0.2104 0.0081 South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile (poorest), Paraguay or South Africa?
Paraguay, at 0.2758 against 0.2287 in South Africa as of 2022.
What is the difference in benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile (poorest) between Paraguay and South Africa?
0.0471, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and South Africa?
5 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2021.
How do Paraguay and South Africa rank globally for benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile (poorest)?
Paraguay ranks 12th and South Africa ranks 15th of 35 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ASPIRE, published as Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 334 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Poverty gap reduction obtained for each $1 spent in Private Transfers programs (%)