El Salvador vs Panama: Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Social Pensions

El Salvador
48.7%
in 2022
Panama
42.7%
in 2023
El Salvador rank
8th
Panama rank
11th

Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Social Pensions over time

  • El Salvador
  • Panama
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 48.7% against 42.7% in Panama, a difference of 6.0%.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Panama ahead.

El Salvador ranks 8th and Panama ranks 11th of 25 countries.

Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Panama Difference Ahead
2010s 37.0% 39.2% 2.3% Panama
2020s 28.9% 37.9% 9.1% Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - social pensions, El Salvador or Panama?
El Salvador, at 48.7% against 42.7% in Panama as of 2022.
What is the difference in beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - social pensions between El Salvador and Panama?
6.0%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Panama?
7 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2021.
How do El Salvador and Panama rank globally for beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - social pensions?
El Salvador ranks 8th and Panama ranks 11th of 25 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ASPIRE, published as Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Social Pensions (preT). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Social Pensions (preT)
Unit
preT
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
25 places, 222 data points, 2004–2023
Last refreshed

Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population