Dominican Republic vs Panama: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest)

Dominican Republic
0.2303
in 2021
Panama
0.2545
in 2023
Dominican Republic rank
30th
Panama rank
27th

Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • Panama
00.10.20.3200720152023

How they compare

Panama currently reports 0.2545 against 0.2303 in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.0242.

That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Dominican Republic's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 30th and Panama ranks 27th of 34 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 2 and Panama in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic Panama Difference Ahead
2000s 0.2645 0.2457 0.0188 Dominican Republic
2010s 0.2186 0.2285 0.01 Panama
2020s 0.2303 0.2162 0.0141 Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest), Dominican Republic or Panama?
Panama, at 0.2545 against 0.2303 in Dominican Republic as of 2023.
What is the difference in benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest) between Dominican Republic and Panama?
0.0242, 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 benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest)?
Dominican Republic ranks 30th and Panama ranks 27th of 34 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ASPIRE, published as Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 329 data points, 2004–2023
Last refreshed

Poverty gap reduction obtained for each $1 spent in Social Assistance programs (%)