Brazil vs Uruguay: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile

Brazil
39.2%
in 2022
Uruguay
56.4%
in 2022
Brazil rank
15th
Uruguay rank
14th

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

  • Brazil
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 56.4% against 39.2% in Brazil, a difference of 17.2%.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.4 times Brazil's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 15th and Uruguay ranks 14th of 34 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Uruguay Difference Ahead
2000s 44.4% 51.6% 7.2% Uruguay
2010s 43.2% 56.9% 13.7% Uruguay
2020s 35.9% 57.6% 21.6% Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile, Brazil or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 56.4% against 39.2% in Brazil as of 2022.
What is the difference in poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile between Brazil and Uruguay?
17.2%, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Uruguay?
11 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2022.
How do Brazil and Uruguay rank globally for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile?
Brazil ranks 15th and Uruguay ranks 14th of 34 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ASPIRE, published as Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile (poorest). 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 Insurance -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
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