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