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