Mexico vs Panama: Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile
Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile over time
- Mexico
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 24.3% against 18.8% in Mexico, a difference of 5.5%.
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 Panama ahead.
Mexico ranks 30th and Panama ranks 27th of 35 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 | 23.2% | 48.7% | 25.5% | Panama |
| 2010s | 33.3% | 24.5% | 8.8% | Mexico |
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, Mexico or Panama?
- Panama, at 24.3% against 18.8% in Mexico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile between Mexico and Panama?
- 5.5%, 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 incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile?
- Mexico ranks 30th 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.