Kyrgyzstan vs Turkey: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile

Kyrgyzstan
12.9%
in 2020
Turkey
11.0%
in 2019
Kyrgyzstan rank
26th
Turkey rank
29th

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

  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Turkey
2.557.51012.5200420122020

How they compare

Kyrgyzstan currently reports 12.9% against 11.0% in Turkey, a difference of 1.9%.

That makes Kyrgyzstan's figure about 1.2 times Turkey's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Turkey ahead.

Kyrgyzstan ranks 26th and Turkey ranks 29th of 34 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Kyrgyzstan averaged higher in 1 and Turkey in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kyrgyzstan Turkey Difference Ahead
2000s 2.6% 4.4% 1.8% Turkey
2010s 10.5% 8.8% 1.7% Kyrgyzstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile, Kyrgyzstan or Turkey?
Kyrgyzstan, at 12.9% against 11.0% in Turkey as of 2020.
What is the difference in poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile between Kyrgyzstan and Turkey?
1.9%, with Kyrgyzstan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and Turkey?
10 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2019.
How do Kyrgyzstan and Turkey rank globally for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile?
Kyrgyzstan ranks 26th and Turkey ranks 29th 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