Ecuador vs El Salvador: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile

Ecuador
17.6%
in 2022
El Salvador
13.2%
in 2022
Ecuador rank
23rd
El Salvador rank
25th

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

  • Ecuador
  • El Salvador
05101520200820152022

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 17.6% against 13.2% in El Salvador, a difference of 4.4%.

That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.3 times El Salvador's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Ecuador has been ahead every year.

Ecuador ranks 23rd and El Salvador ranks 25th of 34 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador El Salvador Difference Ahead
2000s 13.8% 0.3% 13.5% Ecuador
2010s 12.3% 0.9% 11.3% Ecuador
2020s 17.4% 13.4% 4.0% Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile, Ecuador or El Salvador?
Ecuador, at 17.6% against 13.2% in El Salvador as of 2022.
What is the difference in poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile between Ecuador and El Salvador?
4.4%, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and El Salvador?
7 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
How do Ecuador and El Salvador rank globally for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile?
Ecuador ranks 23rd and El Salvador ranks 25th of 34 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ASPIRE, published as Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 340 data points, 2004–2023
Last refreshed

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