Peru vs Uruguay: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile

Peru
40.8%
in 2022
Uruguay
30.2%
in 2022
Peru rank
16th
Uruguay rank
19th

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile over time

  • Peru
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Peru currently reports 40.8% against 30.2% in Uruguay, a difference of 10.6%.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.3 times Uruguay's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Peru ahead.

Peru ranks 16th and Uruguay ranks 19th of 34 countries.

Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Peru Uruguay Difference Ahead
2000s 21.5% 20.2% 1.3% Peru
2010s 30.9% 21.5% 9.4% Peru
2020s 46.9% 30.6% 16.4% Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile, Peru or Uruguay?
Peru, at 40.8% against 30.2% in Uruguay as of 2022.
What is the difference in poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile between Peru and Uruguay?
10.6%, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Uruguay?
10 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
How do Peru and Uruguay rank globally for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile?
Peru ranks 16th 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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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 329 data points, 2004–2023
Last refreshed

Poverty gap reduction due to Social Assistance programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap