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

Peru
0.0678
in 2022
South Africa
0.0521
in 2021
Peru rank
27th
South Africa rank
29th

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

  • Peru
  • South Africa
0.020.040.060.080.1200520132022

How they compare

Peru currently reports 0.0678 against 0.0521 in South Africa, a difference of 0.0157.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Peru ahead.

Peru ranks 27th and South Africa ranks 29th of 34 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Peru South Africa Difference Ahead
2010s 0.0552 0.0605 0.0053 South Africa
2020s 0.0557 0.0482 0.0075 Peru

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?
Peru, at 0.0678 against 0.0521 in South Africa as of 2022.
What is the difference in benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) between Peru and South Africa?
0.0157, with Peru 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 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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About this data

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 (%)