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

El Salvador
9.6%
in 2022
Paraguay
10.4%
in 2022
El Salvador rank
23rd
Paraguay rank
21st

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

  • El Salvador
  • Paraguay
05101520200820152022

How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 10.4% against 9.6% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.8%.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Paraguay ahead.

El Salvador ranks 23rd and Paraguay ranks 21st of 35 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 0.8% 3.1% 2.3% Paraguay
2010s 1.2% 2.7% 1.5% Paraguay
2020s 9.0% 10.4% 1.5% Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile, El Salvador or Paraguay?
Paraguay, at 10.4% against 9.6% in El Salvador as of 2022.
What is the difference in poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile between El Salvador and Paraguay?
0.8%, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Paraguay?
8 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 quintile?
El Salvador ranks 23rd and Paraguay ranks 21st of 35 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ASPIRE, published as Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest). 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)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 348 data points, 2004–2023
Last refreshed

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