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

El Salvador
13.2%
in 2022
Peru
13.6%
in 2022
El Salvador rank
25th
Peru rank
24th

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

  • El Salvador
  • Peru
05101520200820152022

How they compare

Peru currently reports 13.6% against 13.2% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Peru ahead.

El Salvador ranks 25th and Peru ranks 24th of 34 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Peru Difference Ahead
2000s 0.5% 0.6% 0.2% Peru
2010s 0.9% 1.2% 0.2% Peru
2020s 13.4% 17.1% 3.7% Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile, El Salvador or Peru?
Peru, at 13.6% against 13.2% in El Salvador as of 2022.
What is the difference in poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile between El Salvador and Peru?
0.4%, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Peru?
8 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
How do El Salvador and Peru rank globally for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile?
El Salvador ranks 25th 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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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