Panama vs Thailand: Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile

Panama
24.3%
in 2023
Thailand
26.1%
in 2021
Panama rank
27th
Thailand rank
24th

Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile over time

  • Panama
  • Thailand
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How they compare

Thailand currently reports 26.1% against 24.3% in Panama, a difference of 1.8%.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Panama ahead.

Panama ranks 27th and Thailand ranks 24th of 35 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Panama Thailand Difference Ahead
2000s 30.0% 25.5% 4.4% Panama
2010s 24.8% 21.8% 3.0% Panama
2020s 17.1% 26.1% 8.9% Thailand

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, Panama or Thailand?
Thailand, at 26.1% against 24.3% in Panama as of 2021.
What is the difference in benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile between Panama and Thailand?
1.8%, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Thailand?
6 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2021.
How do Panama and Thailand rank globally for benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile?
Panama ranks 27th and Thailand ranks 24th 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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Indicator
Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile (% of total safety net benefits)
Unit
% of total safety net benefits
Source
ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 348 data points, 2004–2023
Last refreshed

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.