Which has higher coverage of social safety net programs, Panama or Romania?

Panama, at 64.5% against 59.0% in Romania as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Romania?

6 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2021.

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 (% of population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Panama vs Romania: Coverage of social safety net programs

Panama

64.5%

in 2023

Romania

59.0%

in 2021

Panama rank

11th

Romania rank

12th

Coverage of social safety net programs over time

Panama
Romania

How they compare

Panama currently reports 64.5% against 59.0% in Romania, a difference of 5.5%.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Romania ahead.

Panama ranks 11th and Romania ranks 12th of 38 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Panama	Romania	Difference	Ahead
2000s	52.0%	55.4%	3.4%	Romania
2010s	57.8%	60.8%	3.0%	Romania
2020s	78.8%	59.0%	19.8%	Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher coverage of social safety net programs, Panama or Romania?: Panama, at 64.5% against 59.0% in Romania as of 2023.
What is the difference in coverage of social safety net programs between Panama and Romania?: 5.5%, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Romania?: 6 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2021.
How do Panama and Romania rank globally for coverage of social safety net programs?: Panama ranks 11th and Romania ranks 12th of 38 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 (% of population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Panama vs Romania: Coverage of social safety net programs. Statizoid, drawing on ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB). Retrieved 31 August 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/compare/coverage-of-social-safety-net-programs-percent-of-population/panama/romania/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/compare/coverage-of-social-safety-net-programs-percent-of-population/panama/romania/">Panama vs Romania: Coverage of social safety net programs</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Coverage of social safety net programs (% of population)
Unit: % of population
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: 38 places, 385 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

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.