Ecuador vs El Salvador: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -extreme poor

Ecuador
41.3%
in 2022
El Salvador
44.0%
in 2022
Ecuador rank
30th
El Salvador rank
28th

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -extreme poor over time

  • Ecuador
  • El Salvador
0204060200820152022

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 44.0% against 41.3% in Ecuador, a difference of 2.7%.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 30th and El Salvador ranks 28th of 35 countries.

Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador El Salvador Difference Ahead
2000s 35.1% 3.7% 31.4% Ecuador
2010s 43.1% 7.6% 35.5% Ecuador
2020s 49.9% 43.8% 6.0% Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor, Ecuador or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 44.0% against 41.3% in Ecuador as of 2022.
What is the difference in poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor between Ecuador and El Salvador?
2.7%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and El Salvador?
7 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
How do Ecuador and El Salvador rank globally for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor?
Ecuador ranks 30th and El Salvador ranks 28th of 35 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ASPIRE, published as Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day)
Unit
<$2.15 a day
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 346 data points, 2004–2023
Last refreshed

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