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

Panama
0.1303 poorest
in 2023
Paraguay
0.1229 poorest
in 2022
Panama rank
29th
Paraguay rank
30th

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

  • Panama
  • Paraguay
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How they compare

Panama currently reports 0.1303 poorest against 0.1229 poorest in Paraguay, a difference of 0.0074 poorest.

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

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

Panama ranks 29th and Paraguay ranks 30th of 37 countries.

Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Panama Paraguay Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0619 poorest 0.0446 poorest 0.0173 poorest Panama
2010s 0.1158 poorest 0.1022 poorest 0.0135 poorest Panama
2020s 0.145 poorest 0.1187 poorest 0.0263 poorest 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, Panama or Paraguay?
Panama, at 0.1303 poorest against 0.1229 poorest in Paraguay as of 2023.
What is the difference in benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -1st quintile between Panama and Paraguay?
0.0074 poorest, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Paraguay?
13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2021.
How do Panama and Paraguay rank globally for benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -1st quintile?
Panama ranks 29th and Paraguay ranks 30th of 37 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ASPIRE, published as Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor -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 Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
37 places, 372 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

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