Panama vs Uruguay: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile

Panama
27.7%
in 2023
Uruguay
23.4%
in 2022
Panama rank
13th
Uruguay rank
14th

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile over time

  • Panama
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Panama currently reports 27.7% against 23.4% in Uruguay, a difference of 4.3%.

That makes Panama's figure about 1.2 times Uruguay's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Uruguay ahead.

Panama ranks 13th and Uruguay ranks 14th of 34 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Panama Uruguay Difference Ahead
2000s 0.3% 23.9% 23.6% Uruguay
2010s 20.4% 17.6% 2.8% Panama
2020s 46.4% 27.7% 18.7% Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile, Panama or Uruguay?
Panama, at 27.7% against 23.4% in Uruguay as of 2023.
What is the difference in poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile between Panama and Uruguay?
4.3%, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Uruguay?
8 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2021.
How do Panama and Uruguay rank globally for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile?
Panama ranks 13th and Uruguay ranks 14th of 34 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ASPIRE, published as Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 340 data points, 2004–2023
Last refreshed

Poverty gap reduction due to Social Assistance programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap