Sri Lanka vs Türkiye: Coverage of social safety net programs in poorest quintile
Coverage of social safety net programs in poorest quintile over time
- Sri Lanka
- Türkiye
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 48.8% against 39.6% in Türkiye, a difference of 9.2%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times Türkiye's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 28th and Türkiye ranks 31st of 39 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.4% | 39.2% | 9.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 47.9% | 44.5% | 3.5% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coverage of social safety net programs in poorest quintile, Sri Lanka or Türkiye?
- Sri Lanka, at 48.8% against 39.6% in Türkiye as of 2019.
- What is the difference in coverage of social safety net programs in poorest quintile between Sri Lanka and Türkiye?
- 9.2%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Türkiye?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2019.
- How do Sri Lanka and Türkiye rank globally for coverage of social safety net programs in poorest quintile?
- Sri Lanka ranks 28th and Türkiye ranks 31st of 39 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB), published as Coverage of social safety net programs in poorest quintile (% of population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Coverage of social safety net programs shows the percentage of population participating in 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.