El Salvador vs Uruguay: Adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -All Social

El Salvador
53.0%
in 2022
Uruguay
62.9%
in 2022
El Salvador rank
16th
Uruguay rank
15th

Adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -All Social over time

  • El Salvador
  • Uruguay
050100150200720142022

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 62.9% against 53.0% in El Salvador, a difference of 9.9%.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.2 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Uruguay ahead.

El Salvador ranks 16th and Uruguay ranks 15th of 34 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Uruguay Difference Ahead
2000s 15.4% 52.7% 37.3% Uruguay
2010s 31.4% 67.4% 36.0% Uruguay
2020s 53.9% 79.2% 25.3% Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -all social, El Salvador or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 62.9% against 53.0% in El Salvador as of 2022.
What is the difference in adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -all social between El Salvador and Uruguay?
9.9%, with Uruguay 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 adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -all social?
El Salvador ranks 16th and Uruguay ranks 15th of 34 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ASPIRE, published as Adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -All Social Protection and Labor. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -All Social Protection and Labor
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 341 data points, 2004–2023
Last refreshed

Total transfer amount received by all beneficiaries in a population group as a share of the total welfare of beneficiaries in that group