El Salvador vs Paraguay: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -extreme poor
El Salvador
44.0%
in 2022
Paraguay
46.4%
in 2022
El Salvador rank
28th
Paraguay rank
25th
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -extreme poor over time
- El Salvador
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 46.4% against 44.0% in El Salvador, a difference of 2.4%.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Paraguay ahead.
El Salvador ranks 28th and Paraguay ranks 25th of 35 countries.
Paraguay has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.6% | 9.1% | 3.5% | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 7.6% | 15.2% | 7.6% | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 43.8% | 48.8% | 4.9% | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor, El Salvador or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 46.4% against 44.0% in El Salvador as of 2022.
- What is the difference in poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor between El Salvador and Paraguay?
- 2.4%, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Paraguay?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
- How do El Salvador and Paraguay rank globally for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor?
- El Salvador ranks 28th and Paraguay ranks 25th 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
Poverty gap reduction due to Social Assistance programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap