Argentina vs Uruguay: Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile

Argentina
44.0%
in 2022
Uruguay
43.4%
in 2022
Argentina rank
3rd
Uruguay rank
4th

Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile over time

  • Argentina
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Argentina currently reports 44.0% against 43.4% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.6%.

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 4th 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 42.1% 36.3% 5.8% Argentina
2020s 38.9% 42.8% 3.9% Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile, Argentina or Uruguay?
Argentina, at 44.0% against 43.4% in Uruguay as of 2022.
What is the difference in benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile between Argentina and Uruguay?
0.6%, 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 incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile?
Argentina ranks 3rd and Uruguay ranks 4th of 35 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB), published as Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile (% of total safety net benefits). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile (% of total safety net benefits)
Unit
% of total safety net benefits
Source
ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 348 data points, 2004–2023
Last refreshed

Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile shows the percentage of total social safety net benefits received by the poorest 20% of the population. Social safety net programs include cash transfers and last resort programs, noncontributory social pensions, other cash transfers programs (child, family and orphan allowances, birth and death grants, disability benefits, and other allowances), conditional cash transfers, in-kind food transfers (food stamps and vouchers, food rations, supplementary feeding, and emergency food distribution), school feeding, other social assistance programs (housing allowances, scholarships, fee waivers, health subsidies, and other social assistance) and public works programs (cash for work and food for work). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.