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