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

El Salvador
9.6%
in 2022
Peru
11.1%
in 2022
El Salvador rank
23rd
Peru rank
20th

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

  • El Salvador
  • Peru
051015200820152022

How they compare

Peru currently reports 11.1% against 9.6% in El Salvador, a difference of 1.5%.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.2 times El Salvador's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Peru has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 23rd and Peru ranks 20th of 35 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Peru Difference Ahead
2000s 0.8% 3.3% 2.5% Peru
2010s 1.2% 2.4% 1.2% Peru
2020s 9.0% 13.7% 4.7% Peru

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 Peru?
Peru, at 11.1% 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 Peru?
1.5%, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Peru?
8 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
How do El Salvador and Peru rank globally for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile?
El Salvador ranks 23rd and Peru ranks 20th 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