Ecuador vs Peru: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile
Ecuador
17.6%
in 2022
Peru
13.6%
in 2022
Ecuador rank
23rd
Peru rank
24th
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile over time
- Ecuador
- Peru
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 17.6% against 13.6% in Peru, a difference of 4.0%.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.3 times Peru's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 23rd and Peru ranks 24th of 34 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 2 and Peru in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.8% | 0.7% | 13.1% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 9.8% | 4.3% | 5.4% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 15.9% | 17.1% | 1.2% | Peru |
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 Peru?
- Ecuador, at 17.6% against 13.6% in Peru as of 2022.
- What is the difference in poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile between Ecuador and Peru?
- 4.0%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Peru?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
- How do Ecuador and Peru rank globally for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile?
- Ecuador ranks 23rd and Peru ranks 24th 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
Poverty gap reduction due to Social Assistance programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap