Costa Rica vs Panama: Coverage of social safety net programs in poorest quintile
Coverage of social safety net programs in poorest quintile over time
- Costa Rica
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 87.0% against 81.9% in Costa Rica, a difference of 5.1%.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 11th and Panama ranks 9th of 39 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.0% | 80.8% | 3.9% | Panama |
| 2010s | 80.6% | 86.0% | 5.4% | Panama |
| 2020s | 82.7% | 92.6% | 9.9% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coverage of social safety net programs in poorest quintile, Costa Rica or Panama?
- Panama, at 87.0% against 81.9% in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in coverage of social safety net programs in poorest quintile between Costa Rica and Panama?
- 5.1%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Panama?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2021.
- How do Costa Rica and Panama rank globally for coverage of social safety net programs in poorest quintile?
- Costa Rica ranks 11th and Panama ranks 9th of 39 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB), published as Coverage of social safety net programs in poorest quintile (% of population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Coverage of social safety net programs shows the percentage of population participating in 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.