El Salvador vs Peru: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest)

El Salvador
0.3377
in 2022
Peru
0.3143
in 2022
El Salvador rank
23rd
Peru rank
26th

Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) over time

  • El Salvador
  • Peru
0.20.40.60.8200820152022

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 0.3377 against 0.3143 in Peru, a difference of 0.0234.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Peru ahead.

El Salvador ranks 23rd and Peru ranks 26th of 34 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Peru in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Peru Difference Ahead
2000s 0.3474 0.7719 0.4245 Peru
2010s 0.3618 0.6988 0.3371 Peru
2020s 0.3281 0.2868 0.0413 El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest), El Salvador or Peru?
El Salvador, at 0.3377 against 0.3143 in Peru as of 2022.
What is the difference in benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) between El Salvador and Peru?
0.0234, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Peru?
8 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
How do El Salvador and Peru rank globally for benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest)?
El Salvador ranks 23rd and Peru ranks 26th of 34 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ASPIRE, published as Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 340 data points, 2004–2023
Last refreshed

Poverty gap reduction obtained for each $1 spent in Social Assistance programs (%)