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

Panama
0.3144 poorest
in 2023
Thailand
0.2831 poorest
in 2021
Panama rank
24th
Thailand rank
27th

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

  • Panama
  • Thailand
00.20.40.6200620142023

How they compare

Panama currently reports 0.3144 poorest against 0.2831 poorest in Thailand, a difference of 0.0313 poorest.

That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Panama ahead.

Panama ranks 24th and Thailand ranks 27th of 35 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Panama Thailand Difference Ahead
2000s 0.3563 poorest 0.2935 poorest 0.0628 poorest Panama
2010s 0.3193 poorest 0.2632 poorest 0.0561 poorest Panama
2020s 0.2576 poorest 0.2831 poorest 0.0255 poorest Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile, Panama or Thailand?
Panama, at 0.3144 poorest against 0.2831 poorest in Thailand as of 2023.
What is the difference in benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile between Panama and Thailand?
0.0313 poorest, 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?
Panama ranks 24th and Thailand ranks 27th 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
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Poverty gap reduction obtained for each $1 spent in Social Assistance programs (%)