El Salvador vs Uruguay: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile
El Salvador
21.6%
in 2022
Uruguay
18.0%
in 2022
El Salvador rank
21st
Uruguay rank
24th
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile over time
- El Salvador
- Uruguay
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 21.6% against 18.0% in Uruguay, a difference of 3.6%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.2 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2008 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 21st and Uruguay ranks 24th 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 | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.5% | 22.9% | 21.6% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 43.5% | 24.2% | 19.3% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 20.2% | 18.9% | 1.3% | 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 Uruguay?
- El Salvador, at 21.6% against 18.0% in Uruguay as of 2022.
- What is the difference in poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile between El Salvador and Uruguay?
- 3.6%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Uruguay?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
- How do El Salvador and Uruguay rank globally for poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile?
- El Salvador ranks 21st and Uruguay ranks 24th 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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About this data
Poverty gap reduction due to Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap