Dominican Republic vs Uruguay: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -extreme poor

Dominican Republic
0.0103 <$2.15 a day
in 2021
Uruguay
0.0154 <$2.15 a day
in 2022
Dominican Republic rank
32nd
Uruguay rank
30th

Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -extreme poor over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 0.0154 <$2.15 a day against 0.0103 <$2.15 a day in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.0051 <$2.15 a day.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.5 times Dominican Republic's.

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

Dominican Republic ranks 32nd and Uruguay ranks 30th of 35 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic Uruguay Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0885 <$2.15 a day 0.0311 <$2.15 a day 0.0574 <$2.15 a day Dominican Republic
2010s 0.0255 <$2.15 a day 0.0086 <$2.15 a day 0.017 <$2.15 a day Dominican Republic
2020s 0.0103 <$2.15 a day 0.0109 <$2.15 a day 0.0006 <$2.15 a day Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -extreme poor, Dominican Republic or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 0.0154 <$2.15 a day against 0.0103 <$2.15 a day in Dominican Republic as of 2022.
What is the difference in benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -extreme poor between Dominican Republic and Uruguay?
0.0051 <$2.15 a day, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Uruguay?
8 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2021.
How do Dominican Republic and Uruguay rank globally for benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -extreme poor?
Dominican Republic ranks 32nd and Uruguay ranks 30th of 35 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ASPIRE, published as Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). 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 -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day)
Unit
<$2.15 a day
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 (%)