El Salvador vs Mexico: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile

El Salvador
21.3%
in 2022
Mexico
20.4%
in 2022
El Salvador rank
20th
Mexico rank
23rd

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile over time

  • El Salvador
  • Mexico
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 21.3% against 20.4% in Mexico, a difference of 0.9%.

Across all 7 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 20th and Mexico ranks 23rd of 36 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Mexico Difference Ahead
2000s 47.7% 24.6% 23.0% El Salvador
2010s 41.6% 24.6% 17.0% El Salvador
2020s 21.3% 20.4% 1.0% El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st quintile, El Salvador or Mexico?
El Salvador, at 21.3% against 20.4% in Mexico as of 2022.
What is the difference in poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st quintile between El Salvador and Mexico?
0.9%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Mexico?
7 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
How do El Salvador and Mexico rank globally for poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st quintile?
El Salvador ranks 20th and Mexico ranks 23rd 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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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 350 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Poverty gap reduction due to Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap