Dominican Republic vs Panama: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st quintile

Dominican Republic
0.1667
in 2021
Panama
0.1449
in 2023
Dominican Republic rank
22nd
Panama rank
25th

Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st quintile over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • Panama
0.050.0750.10.1250.150.175200720152023

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 0.1667 against 0.1449 in Panama, a difference of 0.0218.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.2 times Panama's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 22nd and Panama ranks 25th of 36 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic Panama Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1195 0.0792 0.0403 Dominican Republic
2010s 0.1276 0.1248 0.0028 Dominican Republic
2020s 0.1667 0.1841 0.0174 Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor - 1st quintile, Dominican Republic or Panama?
Dominican Republic, at 0.1667 against 0.1449 in Panama as of 2021.
What is the difference in benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor - 1st quintile between Dominican Republic and Panama?
0.0218, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Panama?
13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2021.
How do Dominican Republic and Panama rank globally for benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor - 1st quintile?
Dominican Republic ranks 22nd and Panama ranks 25th of 36 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ASPIRE, published as Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor - 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 Protection and Labor - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 367 data points, 2002–2023
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