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

El Salvador
39.2%
in 2022
Panama
42.3%
in 2012
El Salvador rank
22nd
Panama rank
21st

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

  • El Salvador
  • Panama
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How they compare

Panama currently reports 42.3% against 39.2% in El Salvador, a difference of 3.1%.

That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Panama ahead.

El Salvador ranks 22nd and Panama ranks 21st of 24 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Panama Difference Ahead
2000s 52.9% 50.5% 2.4% El Salvador
2010s 37.7% 50.5% 12.8% 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 42.3% against 39.2% in El Salvador as of 2012.
What is the difference in adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) between El Salvador and Panama?
3.1%, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Panama?
5 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2012.
How do El Salvador and Panama rank globally for adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%)?
El Salvador ranks 22nd and Panama ranks 21st of 24 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ASPIRE, published as Adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - 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 extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Contributory Pensions
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
24 places, 212 data points, 2004–2022
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