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

Panama
0.2545
in 2023
Thailand
0.2512
in 2021
Panama rank
27th
Thailand rank
28th

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

  • Panama
  • Thailand
00.10.20.3200620142023

How they compare

Panama currently reports 0.2545 against 0.2512 in Thailand, a difference of 0.0033.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Thailand ahead.

Panama ranks 27th and Thailand ranks 28th of 34 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Panama Thailand Difference Ahead
2000s 0.2642 0.2888 0.0246 Thailand
2010s 0.2329 0.221 0.0119 Panama
2020s 0.2162 0.2512 0.035 Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest), Panama or Thailand?
Panama, at 0.2545 against 0.2512 in Thailand as of 2023.
What is the difference in benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest) between Panama and Thailand?
0.0033, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Thailand?
6 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2021.
How do Panama and Thailand rank globally for benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest)?
Panama ranks 27th and Thailand ranks 28th 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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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
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Poverty gap reduction obtained for each $1 spent in Social Assistance programs (%)