Argentina vs Uruguay: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile

Argentina
0.5113 poorest
in 2022
Uruguay
0.4773 poorest
in 2022
Argentina rank
3rd
Uruguay rank
5th

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

  • Argentina
  • Uruguay
0.20.30.40.50.6200620142022

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 0.5113 poorest against 0.4773 poorest in Uruguay, a difference of 0.034 poorest.

That makes Argentina's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 3rd and Uruguay ranks 5th of 35 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Uruguay Difference Ahead
2010s 0.4717 poorest 0.4051 poorest 0.0667 poorest Argentina
2020s 0.4721 poorest 0.4723 poorest 0.0002 poorest Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile, Argentina or Uruguay?
Argentina, at 0.5113 poorest against 0.4773 poorest in Uruguay as of 2022.
What is the difference in benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile between Argentina and Uruguay?
0.034 poorest, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Uruguay?
8 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2022.
How do Argentina and Uruguay rank globally for benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile?
Argentina ranks 3rd and Uruguay ranks 5th of 35 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ASPIRE, published as Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest). 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)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 348 data points, 2004–2023
Last refreshed

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