Argentina vs Uruguay: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile

Argentina
38.7%
in 2022
Uruguay
55.5%
in 2022
Argentina rank
15th
Uruguay rank
13th

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

  • Argentina
  • Uruguay
020406080200620142022

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 55.5% against 38.7% in Argentina, a difference of 16.8%.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.4 times Argentina's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.

Argentina ranks 15th and Uruguay ranks 13th of 33 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Uruguay Difference Ahead
2010s 44.0% 56.6% 12.6% Uruguay
2020s 38.4% 56.6% 18.1% Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile, Argentina or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 55.5% against 38.7% in Argentina as of 2022.
What is the difference in poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile between Argentina and Uruguay?
16.8%, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Uruguay?
10 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2022.
How do Argentina and Uruguay rank globally for poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile?
Argentina ranks 15th and Uruguay ranks 13th of 33 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ASPIRE, published as Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -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 (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
33 places, 342 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

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