Paraguay vs Romania: Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile

Paraguay
26.4%
in 2022
Romania
26.6%
in 2021
Paraguay rank
23rd
Romania rank
21st

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

  • Paraguay
  • Romania
1020304050200820152022

How they compare

Romania currently reports 26.6% against 26.4% in Paraguay, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Romania ahead.

Paraguay ranks 23rd and Romania ranks 21st of 35 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Paraguay averaged higher in 1 and Romania in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Paraguay Romania Difference Ahead
2000s 8.7% 31.7% 23.0% Romania
2010s 30.9% 26.4% 4.6% Paraguay
2020s 23.2% 25.8% 2.6% Romania

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, Paraguay or Romania?
Romania, at 26.6% against 26.4% in Paraguay as of 2021.
What is the difference in benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile between Paraguay and Romania?
0.2%, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Romania?
7 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2021.
How do Paraguay and Romania rank globally for benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile?
Paraguay ranks 23rd 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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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.