Mexico vs Uruguay: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile

Mexico
22.2%
in 2022
Uruguay
23.4%
in 2022
Mexico rank
16th
Uruguay rank
14th

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

  • Mexico
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 23.4% against 22.2% in Mexico, a difference of 1.2%.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Uruguay ahead.

Mexico ranks 16th and Uruguay ranks 14th of 34 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Uruguay Difference Ahead
2000s 11.3% 23.9% 12.6% Uruguay
2010s 21.3% 14.0% 7.3% Mexico
2020s 21.1% 23.9% 2.8% Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile, Mexico or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 23.4% against 22.2% in Mexico as of 2022.
What is the difference in poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile between Mexico and Uruguay?
1.2%, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Uruguay?
6 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
How do Mexico and Uruguay rank globally for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile?
Mexico ranks 16th and Uruguay ranks 14th 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