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

Peru
0.0496 poorest
in 2022
South Africa
0.0439 poorest
in 2021
Peru rank
26th
South Africa rank
27th

Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile over time

  • Peru
  • South Africa
0.020.040.060.08200520132022

How they compare

Peru currently reports 0.0496 poorest against 0.0439 poorest in South Africa, a difference of 0.0057 poorest.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

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

Peru ranks 26th and South Africa ranks 27th of 34 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 poorest 0.0531 poorest 0.0249 poorest South Africa
2020s 0.0384 poorest 0.0396 poorest 0.0012 poorest South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile, Peru or South Africa?
Peru, at 0.0496 poorest against 0.0439 poorest in South Africa as of 2022.
What is the difference in benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile between Peru and South Africa?
0.0057 poorest, 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?
Peru ranks 26th and South Africa ranks 27th of 34 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ASPIRE, published as Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest). 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)
Unit
poorest
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 (%)