Dominican Republic vs Uruguay: Adequacy of social safety net programs
Adequacy of social safety net programs over time
- Dominican Republic
- Uruguay
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 6.9% against 5.2% in Uruguay, a difference of 1.7%.
That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.3 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Uruguay ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 23rd and Uruguay ranks 26th of 35 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.9% | 7.8% | 2.8% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 4.6% | 0.3% | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 5.9% | 1.0% | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher adequacy of social safety net programs, Dominican Republic or Uruguay?
- Dominican Republic, at 6.9% against 5.2% in Uruguay as of 2021.
- What is the difference in adequacy of social safety net programs between Dominican Republic and Uruguay?
- 1.7%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Uruguay?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2021.
- How do Dominican Republic and Uruguay rank globally for adequacy of social safety net programs?
- Dominican Republic ranks 23rd 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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About this data
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.