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