Colombia vs Romania: Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile
Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile over time
- Colombia
- Romania
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 28.4% against 26.6% in Romania, a difference of 1.8%.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Romania ahead.
Colombia ranks 19th and Romania ranks 21st of 35 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.1% | 26.4% | 1.7% | Colombia |
| 2020s | 26.4% | 25.8% | 0.5% | Colombia |
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 Romania?
- Colombia, at 28.4% against 26.6% in Romania as of 2022.
- What is the difference in benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile between Colombia and Romania?
- 1.8%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Romania?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2021.
- How do Colombia and Romania rank globally for benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile?
- Colombia ranks 19th and Romania ranks 21st 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.