Colombia vs El Salvador: Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile
Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile over time
- Colombia
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 28.4% against 28.4% in Colombia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2010 it was El Salvador ahead.
Colombia ranks 19th and El Salvador ranks 18th 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 | 24.3% | 34.3% | 9.9% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 27.0% | 27.9% | 0.9% | El Salvador |
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, Colombia or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 28.4% against 28.4% in Colombia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile between Colombia and El Salvador?
- 0.0%, 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 incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile?
- Colombia ranks 19th and El Salvador ranks 18th 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.