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
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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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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