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
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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

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