Mexico vs Panama: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile
Mexico
28.1%
in 2022
Panama
30.7%
in 2023
Mexico rank
13th
Panama rank
12th
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile over time
- Mexico
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 30.7% against 28.1% in Mexico, a difference of 2.6%.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.
Mexico ranks 13th and Panama ranks 12th of 35 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.1% | 4.5% | 15.6% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 31.1% | 25.2% | 5.9% | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile, Mexico or Panama?
- Panama, at 30.7% against 28.1% in Mexico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile between Mexico and Panama?
- 2.6%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Panama?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2018.
- How do Mexico and Panama rank globally for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile?
- Mexico ranks 13th and Panama ranks 12th of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ASPIRE, published as Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest). 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