Mexico vs Panama: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile

Mexico
15.0%
in 2022
Panama
16.3%
in 2023
Mexico rank
24th
Panama rank
23rd

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

  • Mexico
  • Panama
051015200820152023

How they compare

Panama currently reports 16.3% against 15.0% in Mexico, a difference of 1.3%.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Panama ahead.

Mexico ranks 24th and Panama ranks 23rd of 34 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Panama Difference Ahead
2000s 9.2% 12.6% 3.4% Panama
2010s 13.0% 12.5% 0.5% Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile, Mexico or Panama?
Panama, at 16.3% against 15.0% in Mexico as of 2023.
What is the difference in poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile between Mexico and Panama?
1.3%, 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 insurance -1st quintile?
Mexico ranks 24th and Panama ranks 23rd of 34 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ASPIRE, published as Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -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

Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 347 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

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