Bolivia vs Chile: Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile
Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile over time
- Bolivia
- Chile
How they compare
Bolivia currently reports 18.5% against 13.3% in Chile, a difference of 5.2%.
That makes Bolivia's figure about 1.4 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Chile ahead.
Bolivia ranks 31st and Chile ranks 34th of 35 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 1 and Chile in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Chile | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.3% | 26.4% | 10.1% | Chile |
| 2010s | 24.2% | 23.8% | 0.4% | Bolivia |
| 2020s | 17.8% | 21.1% | 3.3% | Chile |
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, Bolivia or Chile?
- Bolivia, at 18.5% against 13.3% in Chile as of 2021.
- What is the difference in benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile between Bolivia and Chile?
- 5.2%, with Bolivia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Chile?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2020.
- How do Bolivia and Chile rank globally for benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile?
- Bolivia ranks 31st and Chile ranks 34th 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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About this data
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.