El Salvador vs Panama: Adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%)

El Salvador
30.7%
in 2022
Panama
43.9%
in 2023
El Salvador rank
32nd
Panama rank
30th

Adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) over time

  • El Salvador
  • Panama
20406080100120200720152023

How they compare

Panama currently reports 43.9% against 30.7% in El Salvador, a difference of 13.2%.

That makes Panama's figure about 1.4 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Panama ahead.

El Salvador ranks 32nd and Panama ranks 30th of 34 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 65.2% 61.1% 4.2% El Salvador
2010s 57.4% 57.1% 0.4% El Salvador
2020s 34.1% 50.3% 16.1% Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%), El Salvador or Panama?
Panama, at 43.9% against 30.7% in El Salvador as of 2023.
What is the difference in adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) between El Salvador and Panama?
13.2%, 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 extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%)?
El Salvador ranks 32nd and Panama ranks 30th of 34 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ASPIRE, published as Adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Contributory Pensions (preT). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Contributory Pensions (preT)
Unit
preT
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 335 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