El Salvador vs South Africa: Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest)

El Salvador
0.0678
in 2022
South Africa
0.0536
in 2021
El Salvador rank
23rd
South Africa rank
24th

Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest) over time

  • El Salvador
  • South Africa
0.050.10.15200520132022

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 0.0678 against 0.0536 in South Africa, a difference of 0.0142.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.3 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2014 it was South Africa ahead.

El Salvador ranks 23rd and South Africa ranks 24th of 31 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador South Africa Difference Ahead
2010s 0.0818 0.0869 0.0051 South Africa
2020s 0.0444 0.0536 0.0092 South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile (poorest), El Salvador or South Africa?
El Salvador, at 0.0678 against 0.0536 in South Africa as of 2022.
What is the difference in benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile (poorest) between El Salvador and South Africa?
0.0142, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and South Africa?
5 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2021.
How do El Salvador and South Africa rank globally for benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile (poorest)?
El Salvador ranks 23rd and South Africa ranks 24th of 31 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ASPIRE, published as Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions -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 - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 292 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Poverty gap reduction obtained for each $1 spent in Contributory Pensions programs (%)