El Salvador vs Panama: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile
El Salvador
0.3056 poorest
in 2022
Panama
0.3144 poorest
in 2023
El Salvador rank
25th
Panama rank
24th
Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile over time
- El Salvador
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 0.3144 poorest against 0.3056 poorest in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0088 poorest.
Across all 7 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 25th and Panama ranks 24th of 35 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4987 poorest | 0.4303 poorest | 0.0685 poorest | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.3804 poorest | 0.3141 poorest | 0.0663 poorest | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.2926 poorest | 0.2576 poorest | 0.035 poorest | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile, El Salvador or Panama?
- Panama, at 0.3144 poorest against 0.3056 poorest in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile between El Salvador and Panama?
- 0.0088 poorest, with Panama 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?
- El Salvador ranks 25th and Panama ranks 24th of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ASPIRE, published as Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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Poverty gap reduction obtained for each $1 spent in Social Assistance programs (%)