El Salvador vs Paraguay: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st

El Salvador
7.2%
in 2022
Paraguay
7.6%
in 2022
El Salvador rank
23rd
Paraguay rank
21st

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

  • El Salvador
  • Paraguay
051015200820152022

How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 7.6% against 7.2% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Paraguay has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 23rd and Paraguay ranks 21st of 34 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Paraguay Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1% 5.8% 5.7% Paraguay
2010s 0.2% 1.2% 1.0% Paraguay
2020s 7.4% 8.5% 1.1% Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st, El Salvador or Paraguay?
Paraguay, at 7.6% against 7.2% in El Salvador as of 2022.
What is the difference in poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st between El Salvador and Paraguay?
0.4%, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Paraguay?
5 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
How do El Salvador and Paraguay rank globally for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st?
El Salvador ranks 23rd and Paraguay ranks 21st 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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About this data

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