Colombia vs El Salvador: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile

Colombia
0.2877 poorest
in 2022
El Salvador
0.3056 poorest
in 2022
Colombia rank
26th
El Salvador rank
25th

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

  • Colombia
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 0.3056 poorest against 0.2877 poorest in Colombia, a difference of 0.0179 poorest.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2010 it was El Salvador ahead.

Colombia ranks 26th and El Salvador ranks 25th of 35 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia El Salvador Difference Ahead
2010s 0.2746 poorest 0.3804 poorest 0.1058 poorest El Salvador
2020s 0.2743 poorest 0.2991 poorest 0.0248 poorest 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, Colombia or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 0.3056 poorest against 0.2877 poorest in Colombia as of 2022.
What is the difference in benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile between Colombia and El Salvador?
0.0179 poorest, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and El Salvador?
6 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2022.
How do Colombia and El Salvador rank globally for benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile?
Colombia ranks 26th and El Salvador ranks 25th 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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About this data

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 (%)