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