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
00.20.40.6200820152023

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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About this data

Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 348 data points, 2004–2023
Last refreshed

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