El Salvador vs Peru: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile
El Salvador
14.8%
in 2022
Peru
20.6%
in 2022
El Salvador rank
28th
Peru rank
25th
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile over time
- El Salvador
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 20.6% against 14.8% in El Salvador, a difference of 5.8%.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.4 times El Salvador's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Peru has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 28th and Peru ranks 25th of 35 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.0% | 8.9% | 7.0% | Peru |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 6.9% | 4.4% | Peru |
| 2020s | 14.9% | 23.4% | 8.5% | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile, El Salvador or Peru?
- Peru, at 20.6% against 14.8% in El Salvador as of 2022.
- What is the difference in poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile between El Salvador and Peru?
- 5.8%, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Peru?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
- How do El Salvador and Peru rank globally for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile?
- El Salvador ranks 28th and Peru ranks 25th of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ASPIRE, published as Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest). 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