What is the difference in poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile between Dominican Republic and Ecuador?

1.0%, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Ecuador?

8 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

ASPIRE, published as Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Dominican Republic vs Ecuador: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile

Dominican Republic

5.2%

in 2019

Ecuador

4.2%

in 2022

Dominican Republic rank

24th

Ecuador rank

25th

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile over time

Dominican Republic
Ecuador

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 5.2% against 4.2% in Ecuador, a difference of 1.0%.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.2 times Ecuador's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 24th and Ecuador ranks 25th of 31 countries.

Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Ecuador	Difference	Ahead
2000s	4.5%	2.1%	2.5%	Dominican Republic
2010s	4.9%	4.9%	0.1%	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile, Dominican Republic or Ecuador?: Dominican Republic, at 5.2% against 4.2% in Ecuador as of 2019.
What is the difference in poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile between Dominican Republic and Ecuador?: 1.0%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Ecuador?: 8 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2019.
How do Dominican Republic and Ecuador rank globally for poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile?: Dominican Republic ranks 24th and Ecuador ranks 25th of 31 countries.
Where does this data come from?: ASPIRE, published as Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source: ASPIRE
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 31 places, 292 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Poverty gap reduction due to Contributory Pensions programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap