Mexico vs Panama: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile (poorest)

Mexico
0.0702
in 2022
Panama
0.0907
in 2023
Mexico rank
25th
Panama rank
22nd

Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile (poorest) over time

  • Mexico
  • Panama
00.020.040.060.080.1200820152023

How they compare

Panama currently reports 0.0907 against 0.0702 in Mexico, a difference of 0.0205.

That makes Panama's figure about 1.3 times Mexico's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Mexico ahead.

Mexico ranks 25th and Panama ranks 22nd of 34 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Panama Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0609 0.0598 0.0011 Mexico
2010s 0.0691 0.083 0.0139 Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance - 1st quintile (poorest), Mexico or Panama?
Panama, at 0.0907 against 0.0702 in Mexico as of 2023.
What is the difference in benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance - 1st quintile (poorest) between Mexico and Panama?
0.0205, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Panama?
6 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2018.
How do Mexico and Panama rank globally for benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance - 1st quintile (poorest)?
Mexico ranks 25th and Panama ranks 22nd of 34 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ASPIRE, published as Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 347 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

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