Colombia vs El Salvador: Adequacy of social safety net programs

Colombia
0.7%
in 2022
El Salvador
3.2%
in 2022
Colombia rank
35th
El Salvador rank
33rd

Adequacy of social safety net programs over time

  • Colombia
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 3.2% against 0.7% in Colombia, a difference of 2.5%.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 4.7 times Colombia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2010 it was El Salvador ahead.

Colombia ranks 35th and El Salvador ranks 33rd of 35 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and El Salvador in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia El Salvador Difference Ahead
2010s 5.3% 5.2% 0.2% Colombia
2020s 0.8% 3.5% 2.7% El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adequacy of social safety net programs, Colombia or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 3.2% against 0.7% in Colombia as of 2022.
What is the difference in adequacy of social safety net programs between Colombia and El Salvador?
2.5%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and El Salvador?
6 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2022.
How do Colombia and El Salvador rank globally for adequacy of social safety net programs?
Colombia ranks 35th and El Salvador ranks 33rd 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.