Bolivia vs Uruguay: Adequacy of social safety net programs

Bolivia
4.9%
in 2021
Uruguay
5.2%
in 2022
Bolivia rank
27th
Uruguay rank
26th

Adequacy of social safety net programs over time

  • Bolivia
  • Uruguay
246810200620142022

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 5.2% against 4.9% in Bolivia, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Bolivia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Bolivia ahead.

Bolivia ranks 27th and Uruguay ranks 26th of 35 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia Uruguay Difference Ahead
2000s 10.9% 7.8% 3.1% Bolivia
2010s 4.3% 4.6% 0.3% Uruguay
2020s 5.0% 5.7% 0.7% Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adequacy of social safety net programs, Bolivia or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 5.2% against 4.9% in Bolivia as of 2022.
What is the difference in adequacy of social safety net programs between Bolivia and Uruguay?
0.3%, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Uruguay?
9 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2021.
How do Bolivia and Uruguay rank globally for adequacy of social safety net programs?
Bolivia ranks 27th and Uruguay ranks 26th of 35 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB), published as Adequacy of social safety net programs (% of total welfare of beneficiary households). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Adequacy of social safety net programs (% of total welfare of beneficiary households)
Unit
% of total welfare of beneficiary households
Source
ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 348 data points, 2004–2023
Last refreshed

Adequacy of social safety net programs is measured by the total transfer amount received by the population participating in social safety net programs as a share of their total welfare. Welfare is defined as the total income or total expenditure of beneficiary households. Social safety net programs include cash transfers and last resort programs, noncontributory social pensions, other cash transfers programs (child, family and orphan allowances, birth and death grants, disability benefits, and other allowances), conditional cash transfers, in-kind food transfers (food stamps and vouchers, food rations, supplementary feeding, and emergency food distribution), school feeding, other social assistance programs (housing allowances, scholarships, fee waivers, health subsidies, and other social assistance) and public works programs (cash for work and food for work). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.