El Salvador vs Panama: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor -extreme poor

El Salvador
0.0142 <$2.15 a day
in 2022
Panama
0.0118 <$2.15 a day
in 2023
El Salvador rank
30th
Panama rank
31st

Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor -extreme poor over time

  • El Salvador
  • Panama
0.0050.010.0150.020.0250.03200720152023

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 0.0142 <$2.15 a day against 0.0118 <$2.15 a day in Panama, a difference of 0.0024 <$2.15 a day.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.2 times Panama's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2008 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 30th and Panama ranks 31st of 37 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Panama Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0254 <$2.15 a day 0.0084 <$2.15 a day 0.0169 <$2.15 a day El Salvador
2010s 0.0105 <$2.15 a day 0.0153 <$2.15 a day 0.0048 <$2.15 a day Panama
2020s 0.0113 <$2.15 a day 0.0129 <$2.15 a day 0.0016 <$2.15 a day Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -extreme poor, El Salvador or Panama?
El Salvador, at 0.0142 <$2.15 a day against 0.0118 <$2.15 a day in Panama as of 2022.
What is the difference in benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -extreme poor between El Salvador and Panama?
0.0024 <$2.15 a day, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Panama?
12 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2021.
How do El Salvador and Panama rank globally for benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -extreme poor?
El Salvador ranks 30th and Panama ranks 31st of 37 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ASPIRE, published as Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). 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 -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day)
Unit
<$2.15 a day
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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