Dominican Republic vs Panama: Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile
Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile over time
- Dominican Republic
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 24.3% against 20.9% in Dominican Republic, a difference of 3.4%.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.2 times Dominican Republic's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Panama ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 28th and Panama ranks 27th of 35 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 1 and Panama in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.2% | 39.3% | 11.2% | Panama |
| 2010s | 23.2% | 24.7% | 1.5% | Panama |
| 2020s | 20.9% | 17.1% | 3.8% | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile, Dominican Republic or Panama?
- Panama, at 24.3% against 20.9% in Dominican Republic as of 2023.
- What is the difference in benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile between Dominican Republic and Panama?
- 3.4%, with Panama 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 incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile?
- Dominican Republic ranks 28th and Panama ranks 27th of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB), published as Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile (% of total safety net benefits). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile shows the percentage of total social safety net benefits received by the poorest 20% of the population. Social safety net programs include cash transfers and last resort programs, noncontributory social pensions, other cash transfers programs (child, family and orphan allowances, birth and death grants, disability benefits, and other allowances), conditional cash transfers, in-kind food transfers (food stamps and vouchers, food rations, supplementary feeding, and emergency food distribution), school feeding, other social assistance programs (housing allowances, scholarships, fee waivers, health subsidies, and other social assistance) and public works programs (cash for work and food for work). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.