Paraguay vs Uruguay: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile
Paraguay
29.2%
in 2022
Uruguay
30.2%
in 2022
Paraguay rank
20th
Uruguay rank
19th
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile over time
- Paraguay
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 30.2% against 29.2% in Paraguay, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Uruguay ahead.
Paraguay ranks 20th and Uruguay ranks 19th of 34 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Paraguay averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Paraguay | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.3% | 20.2% | 12.9% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 31.1% | 21.5% | 9.6% | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 31.6% | 30.6% | 1.1% | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile, Paraguay or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 30.2% against 29.2% in Paraguay as of 2022.
- What is the difference in poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile between Paraguay and Uruguay?
- 1.0%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Uruguay?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
- How do Paraguay and Uruguay rank globally for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile?
- Paraguay ranks 20th and Uruguay ranks 19th of 34 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ASPIRE, published as Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Poverty gap reduction due to Social Assistance programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap