El Salvador vs Peru: Coverage of social safety net programs
Coverage of social safety net programs over time
- El Salvador
- Peru
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 87.7% against 79.8% in Peru, a difference of 7.9%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Peru ahead.
El Salvador ranks 3rd and Peru ranks 6th of 39 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Peru in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.3% | 50.3% | 12.9% | Peru |
| 2010s | 75.2% | 61.5% | 13.7% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 86.5% | 83.7% | 2.9% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coverage of social safety net programs, El Salvador or Peru?
- El Salvador, at 87.7% against 79.8% in Peru as of 2022.
- What is the difference in coverage of social safety net programs between El Salvador and Peru?
- 7.9%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Peru?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
- How do El Salvador and Peru rank globally for coverage of social safety net programs?
- El Salvador ranks 3rd and Peru ranks 6th 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 (% 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.