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

11 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

ASPIRE, published as Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. 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

9.6%

in 2021

Ecuador

17.0%

in 2022

Dominican Republic rank

28th

Ecuador rank

25th

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

Dominican Republic
Ecuador

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 17.0% against 9.6% in Dominican Republic, a difference of 7.4%.

That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.8 times Dominican Republic's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Ecuador ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 28th and Ecuador ranks 25th of 34 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Ecuador	Difference	Ahead
2000s	8.5%	14.9%	6.3%	Ecuador
2010s	9.0%	17.7%	8.7%	Ecuador
2020s	9.6%	11.9%	2.3%	Ecuador

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?: Ecuador, at 17.0% against 9.6% in Dominican Republic as of 2022.
What is the difference in poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile between Dominican Republic and Ecuador?: 7.4%, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Ecuador?: 11 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2021.
How do Dominican Republic and Ecuador rank globally for poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile?: Dominican Republic ranks 28th and Ecuador ranks 25th of 34 countries.
Where does this data come from?: ASPIRE, published as Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 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 (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source: ASPIRE
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 34 places, 347 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

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