Panama vs South Africa: Adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -All Social

Panama
51.8%
in 2023
South Africa
50.6%
in 2021
Panama rank
18th
South Africa rank
19th

Adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -All Social over time

  • Panama
  • South Africa
0100200300200520142023

How they compare

Panama currently reports 51.8% against 50.6% in South Africa, a difference of 1.2%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2010 it was South Africa ahead.

Panama ranks 18th and South Africa ranks 19th of 34 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Panama South Africa Difference Ahead
2010s 45.3% 127.3% 82.0% South Africa
2020s 58.2% 50.6% 7.7% Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -all social, Panama or South Africa?
Panama, at 51.8% against 50.6% in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -all social between Panama and South Africa?
1.2%, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and South Africa?
6 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2021.
How do Panama and South Africa rank globally for adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -all social?
Panama ranks 18th and South Africa ranks 19th of 34 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ASPIRE, published as Adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -All Social Protection and Labor. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Panama vs South Africa: Adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -All Social. Statizoid, drawing on ASPIRE. Retrieved 17 September 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/compare/adequacy-of-benefits-in-extreme-poor-2-15-a-day-percent-all-social-protection-and-labor-2/panama/south-africa/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/compare/adequacy-of-benefits-in-extreme-poor-2-15-a-day-percent-all-social-protection-and-labor-2/panama/south-africa/">Panama vs South Africa: Adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -All Social</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -All Social Protection and Labor
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 341 data points, 2004–2023
Last refreshed

Total transfer amount received by all beneficiaries in a population group as a share of the total welfare of beneficiaries in that group