Brazil vs Uruguay: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st

Brazil
57.7%
in 2022
Uruguay
63.2%
in 2022
Brazil rank
17th
Uruguay rank
14th

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st over time

  • Brazil
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 63.2% against 57.7% in Brazil, a difference of 5.5%.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Uruguay ahead.

Brazil ranks 17th and Uruguay ranks 14th of 37 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 50.8% 52.8% 1.9% Uruguay
2010s 52.5% 61.2% 8.7% Uruguay
2020s 58.7% 64.9% 6.2% Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st, Brazil or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 63.2% against 57.7% in Brazil as of 2022.
What is the difference in poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st between Brazil and Uruguay?
5.5%, 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 protection and labor -1st?
Brazil ranks 17th and Uruguay ranks 14th of 37 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ASPIRE, published as Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest). 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 Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
37 places, 372 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

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