Sri Lanka vs Türkiye: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st
Sri Lanka
4.5%
in 2019
Türkiye
4.7%
in 2019
Sri Lanka rank
30th
Türkiye rank
28th
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st over time
- Sri Lanka
- Türkiye
How they compare
Türkiye currently reports 4.7% against 4.5% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Türkiye's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 30th and Türkiye ranks 28th of 34 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.8% | 2.0% | 0.7% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 3.7% | 0.3% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st, Sri Lanka or Türkiye?
- Türkiye, at 4.7% against 4.5% in Sri Lanka as of 2019.
- What is the difference in poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st between Sri Lanka and Türkiye?
- 0.2%, with Türkiye ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Türkiye?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2019.
- How do Sri Lanka and Türkiye rank globally for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st?
- Sri Lanka ranks 30th and Türkiye ranks 28th 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
Poverty headcount reduction due to Social Assistance programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount