Dominican Republic vs Panama: Adequacy of social safety net programs
Adequacy of social safety net programs over time
- Dominican Republic
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 8.1% against 6.9% in Dominican Republic, a difference of 1.2%.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.2 times Dominican Republic's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 23rd and Panama ranks 22nd of 35 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 1 and Panama in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.9% | 4.4% | 0.6% | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 7.4% | 2.4% | Panama |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 11.9% | 4.9% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher adequacy of social safety net programs, Dominican Republic or Panama?
- Panama, at 8.1% against 6.9% in Dominican Republic as of 2023.
- What is the difference in adequacy of social safety net programs between Dominican Republic and Panama?
- 1.2%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Panama?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2021.
- How do Dominican Republic and Panama rank globally for adequacy of social safety net programs?
- Dominican Republic ranks 23rd and Panama ranks 22nd of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB), published as Adequacy of social safety net programs (% of total welfare of beneficiary households). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Adequacy of social safety net programs is measured by the total transfer amount received by the population participating in social safety net programs as a share of their total welfare. Welfare is defined as the total income or total expenditure of beneficiary households. Social safety net programs include cash transfers and last resort programs, noncontributory social pensions, other cash transfers programs (child, family and orphan allowances, birth and death grants, disability benefits, and other allowances), conditional cash transfers, in-kind food transfers (food stamps and vouchers, food rations, supplementary feeding, and emergency food distribution), school feeding, other social assistance programs (housing allowances, scholarships, fee waivers, health subsidies, and other social assistance) and public works programs (cash for work and food for work). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.