Bolivia vs South Africa: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile

Bolivia
9.2%
in 2021
South Africa
13.5%
in 2021
Bolivia rank
29th
South Africa rank
26th

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile over time

  • Bolivia
  • South Africa
5101520200520132021

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 13.5% against 9.2% in Bolivia, a difference of 4.3%.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.5 times Bolivia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2014 it was South Africa ahead.

Bolivia ranks 29th and South Africa ranks 26th of 34 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia South Africa Difference Ahead
2010s 8.8% 13.6% 4.8% South Africa
2020s 10.8% 11.7% 1.0% South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile, Bolivia or South Africa?
South Africa, at 13.5% against 9.2% in Bolivia as of 2021.
What is the difference in poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile between Bolivia and South Africa?
4.3%, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and South Africa?
6 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2021.
How do Bolivia and South Africa rank globally for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile?
Bolivia ranks 29th and South Africa ranks 26th of 34 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ASPIRE, published as Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 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

Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 347 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

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