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

El Salvador
21.6%
in 2022
Mexico
24.3%
in 2022
El Salvador rank
21st
Mexico rank
18th

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

  • El Salvador
  • Mexico
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How they compare

Mexico currently reports 24.3% against 21.6% in El Salvador, a difference of 2.7%.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2008 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 21st and Mexico ranks 18th of 36 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Mexico in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Mexico Difference Ahead
2000s 46.5% 24.0% 22.5% El Salvador
2010s 41.7% 23.7% 18.1% El Salvador
2020s 21.6% 24.3% 2.7% Mexico

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?
Mexico, at 24.3% against 21.6% in El Salvador as of 2022.
What is the difference in poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile between El Salvador and Mexico?
2.7%, with Mexico 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 21st and Mexico ranks 18th of 36 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ASPIRE, published as Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest). 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)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 351 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

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