Sri Lanka vs Türkiye: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile
Sri Lanka
12.9%
in 2019
Türkiye
11.0%
in 2019
Sri Lanka rank
27th
Türkiye rank
29th
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile over time
- Sri Lanka
- Türkiye
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 12.9% against 11.0% in Türkiye, a difference of 1.9%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times Türkiye's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 27th and Türkiye ranks 29th of 34 countries.
Türkiye has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.5% | 5.6% | 1.1% | Türkiye |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 9.6% | 0.2% | Türkiye |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile, Sri Lanka or Türkiye?
- Sri Lanka, at 12.9% against 11.0% in Türkiye as of 2019.
- What is the difference in poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile between Sri Lanka and Türkiye?
- 1.9%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Türkiye?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2019.
- How do Sri Lanka and Türkiye rank globally for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile?
- Sri Lanka ranks 27th and Türkiye 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
Poverty gap reduction due to Social Assistance programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap