El Salvador vs Panama: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest)
El Salvador
0.3377
in 2022
Panama
0.3193
in 2023
El Salvador rank
23rd
Panama rank
25th
Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) over time
- El Salvador
- Panama
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.3377 against 0.3193 in Panama, a difference of 0.0184.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2008 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 23rd and Panama ranks 25th of 34 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Panama in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3474 | 0.2529 | 0.0946 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.3618 | 0.2934 | 0.0684 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.3185 | 0.3283 | 0.0098 | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest), El Salvador or Panama?
- El Salvador, at 0.3377 against 0.3193 in Panama as of 2022.
- What is the difference in benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) between El Salvador and Panama?
- 0.0184, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Panama?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2021.
- How do El Salvador and Panama rank globally for benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest)?
- El Salvador ranks 23rd and Panama ranks 25th of 34 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ASPIRE, published as Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Poverty gap reduction obtained for each $1 spent in Social Assistance programs (%)