Ecuador vs South Africa: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile
Ecuador
34.8%
in 2022
South Africa
28.2%
in 2021
Ecuador rank
15th
South Africa rank
17th
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile over time
- Ecuador
- South Africa
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 34.8% against 28.2% in South Africa, a difference of 6.6%.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 15th and South Africa ranks 17th of 36 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30.2% | 27.0% | 3.3% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 31.0% | 26.1% | 5.0% | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st quintile, Ecuador or South Africa?
- Ecuador, at 34.8% against 28.2% in South Africa as of 2022.
- What is the difference in poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st quintile between Ecuador and South Africa?
- 6.6%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and South Africa?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2021.
- How do Ecuador and South Africa rank globally for poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st quintile?
- Ecuador ranks 15th and South Africa ranks 17th of 36 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ASPIRE, published as Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 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
Poverty gap reduction due to Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap