Paraguay vs Uruguay: Adequacy of social safety net programs
Adequacy of social safety net programs over time
- Paraguay
- Uruguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 5.6% against 5.2% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Paraguay ahead.
Paraguay ranks 25th and Uruguay ranks 26th of 35 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Paraguay averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Paraguay | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.5% | 7.8% | 9.8% | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 12.6% | 4.6% | 8.0% | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 5.5% | 0.1% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher adequacy of social safety net programs, Paraguay or Uruguay?
- Paraguay, at 5.6% against 5.2% in Uruguay as of 2022.
- What is the difference in adequacy of social safety net programs between Paraguay and Uruguay?
- 0.4%, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Uruguay?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
- How do Paraguay and Uruguay rank globally for adequacy of social safety net programs?
- Paraguay ranks 25th 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.