Ecuador vs Uruguay: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st

Ecuador
8.8%
in 2022
Uruguay
7.9%
in 2022
Ecuador rank
19th
Uruguay rank
20th

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st over time

  • Ecuador
  • Uruguay
2.557.51012.5200820152022

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 8.8% against 7.9% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.9%.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Uruguay ahead.

Ecuador ranks 19th and Uruguay ranks 20th of 34 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Uruguay Difference Ahead
2000s 7.6% 9.9% 2.2% Uruguay
2010s 4.5% 6.7% 2.2% Uruguay
2020s 8.7% 9.0% 0.3% Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st, Ecuador or Uruguay?
Ecuador, at 8.8% against 7.9% in Uruguay as of 2022.
What is the difference in poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st between Ecuador and Uruguay?
0.9%, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Uruguay?
10 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
How do Ecuador and Uruguay rank globally for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st?
Ecuador ranks 19th and Uruguay ranks 20th of 34 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ASPIRE, published as Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 340 data points, 2004–2023
Last refreshed

Poverty headcount reduction due to Social Assistance programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount