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

Chile
37.4%
in 2022
Uruguay
56.4%
in 2022
Chile rank
17th
Uruguay rank
14th

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

  • Chile
  • Uruguay
20406080200620142022

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 56.4% against 37.4% in Chile, a difference of 19.0%.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.5 times Chile's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.

Chile ranks 17th 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 Chile Uruguay Difference Ahead
2000s 34.7% 51.6% 16.9% Uruguay
2010s 21.8% 56.9% 35.1% Uruguay
2020s 31.6% 57.4% 25.8% Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile, Chile or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 56.4% against 37.4% in Chile as of 2022.
What is the difference in poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile between Chile and Uruguay?
19.0%, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Uruguay?
6 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2022.
How do Chile and Uruguay rank globally for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile?
Chile ranks 17th 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