El Salvador vs Panama: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -extreme

El Salvador
12.9%
in 2022
Panama
20.0%
in 2023
El Salvador rank
28th
Panama rank
26th

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -extreme over time

  • El Salvador
  • Panama
10203040200720152023

How they compare

Panama currently reports 20.0% against 12.9% in El Salvador, a difference of 7.1%.

That makes Panama's figure about 1.6 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2008 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 28th and Panama ranks 26th of 31 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Panama Difference Ahead
2000s 22.7% 14.1% 8.6% El Salvador
2010s 29.0% 19.2% 9.8% El Salvador
2020s 12.0% 23.5% 11.4% Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -extreme, El Salvador or Panama?
Panama, at 20.0% against 12.9% in El Salvador as of 2023.
What is the difference in poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -extreme between El Salvador and Panama?
7.1%, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Panama?
12 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2021.
How do El Salvador and Panama rank globally for poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -extreme?
El Salvador ranks 28th and Panama ranks 26th of 31 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ASPIRE, published as Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day)
Unit
<$2.15 a day
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 317 data points, 2003–2023
Last refreshed

Poverty headcount reduction due to Domestic Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount