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

Peru
0.04
in 2022
South Africa
0.0536
in 2021
Peru rank
27th
South Africa rank
24th

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

  • Peru
  • South Africa
00.050.10.15200520132022

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.0536 against 0.04 in Peru, a difference of 0.0136.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.3 times Peru's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

Peru ranks 27th 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 Peru South Africa Difference Ahead
2010s 0.0282 0.0869 0.0587 South Africa
2020s 0.0302 0.0446 0.0145 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), Peru or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.0536 against 0.04 in Peru as of 2021.
What is the difference in benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile (poorest) between Peru and South Africa?
0.0136, with South Africa 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 benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile (poorest)?
Peru ranks 27th 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 (%)