El Salvador vs Uruguay: Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Unconditional

El Salvador
18.7%
in 2022
Uruguay
27.9%
in 2022
El Salvador rank
3rd
Uruguay rank
1st

Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Unconditional over time

  • El Salvador
  • Uruguay
0102030200820152022

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 27.9% against 18.7% in El Salvador, a difference of 9.2%.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.5 times El Salvador's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 3rd and Uruguay ranks 1st of 30 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 2.4% 25.3% 22.8% Uruguay
2010s 2.7% 27.3% 24.5% Uruguay
2020s 17.7% 28.2% 10.5% Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - unconditional, El Salvador or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 27.9% against 18.7% in El Salvador as of 2022.
What is the difference in beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - unconditional between El Salvador and Uruguay?
9.2%, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Uruguay?
7 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
How do El Salvador and Uruguay rank globally for beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - unconditional?
El Salvador ranks 3rd and Uruguay ranks 1st of 30 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ASPIRE, published as Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
30 places, 256 data points, 2004–2022
Last refreshed

Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population