El Salvador vs Panama: Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Contributory

El Salvador
27.5%
in 2022
Panama
36.2%
in 2023
El Salvador rank
32nd
Panama rank
29th

Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Contributory over time

  • El Salvador
  • Panama
0204060200720152023

How they compare

Panama currently reports 36.2% against 27.5% in El Salvador, a difference of 8.7%.

That makes Panama's figure about 1.3 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2008 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 32nd and Panama ranks 29th of 34 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Panama Difference Ahead
2000s 50.4% 44.3% 6.1% El Salvador
2010s 39.3% 39.5% 0.1% Panama
2020s 26.4% 38.3% 11.8% Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - contributory, El Salvador or Panama?
Panama, at 36.2% against 27.5% in El Salvador as of 2023.
What is the difference in adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - contributory between El Salvador and Panama?
8.7%, 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 adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - contributory?
El Salvador ranks 32nd and Panama ranks 29th of 34 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ASPIRE, published as Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Contributory Pensions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Contributory Pensions
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 345 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Total transfer amount received by all beneficiaries in a population group as a share of the total welfare of beneficiaries in that group