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

Paraguay
0.0337
in 2022
South Africa
0.0521
in 2021
Paraguay rank
32nd
South Africa rank
29th

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

  • Paraguay
  • South Africa
0.020.040.060.080.1200520132022

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.0521 against 0.0337 in Paraguay, a difference of 0.0184.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.5 times Paraguay's.

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

Paraguay ranks 32nd and South Africa ranks 29th of 34 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 0.0313 0.0605 0.0293 South Africa
2020s 0.0401 0.0482 0.0081 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), Paraguay or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.0521 against 0.0337 in Paraguay as of 2021.
What is the difference in benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) between Paraguay and South Africa?
0.0184, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and South Africa?
6 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2021.
How do Paraguay and South Africa rank globally for benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions - 1st quintile (poorest)?
Paraguay ranks 32nd and South Africa ranks 29th of 34 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ASPIRE, published as Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. 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) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 347 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

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