Colombia vs El Salvador: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -extreme poor

Colombia
1.1%
in 2022
El Salvador
1.8%
in 2022
Colombia rank
24th
El Salvador rank
23rd

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -extreme poor over time

  • Colombia
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 1.8% against 1.1% in Colombia, a difference of 0.7%.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.6 times Colombia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2010 it was El Salvador ahead.

Colombia ranks 24th and El Salvador ranks 23rd of 26 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia El Salvador Difference Ahead
2010s 1.7% 7.6% 5.9% El Salvador
2020s 1.0% 2.2% 1.3% El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -extreme poor, Colombia or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 1.8% against 1.1% in Colombia as of 2022.
What is the difference in poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -extreme poor between Colombia and El Salvador?
0.7%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and El Salvador?
6 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2022.
How do Colombia and El Salvador rank globally for poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -extreme poor?
Colombia ranks 24th and El Salvador ranks 23rd of 26 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ASPIRE, published as Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -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

Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day)
Unit
<$2.15 a day
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
26 places, 222 data points, 2004–2022
Last refreshed

Poverty gap reduction due to Cash Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap