El Salvador vs Panama: Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Contributory

El Salvador
8.5%
in 2022
Panama
7.1%
in 2023
El Salvador rank
28th
Panama rank
30th

Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Contributory over time

  • El Salvador
  • Panama
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 8.5% against 7.1% in Panama, a difference of 1.4%.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.2 times Panama'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 30th of 37 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 9.0% 6.1% 3.0% El Salvador
2010s 8.3% 6.4% 1.9% El Salvador
2020s 5.8% 6.6% 0.8% Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - contributory, El Salvador or Panama?
El Salvador, at 8.5% against 7.1% in Panama as of 2022.
What is the difference in beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - contributory between El Salvador and Panama?
1.4%, with El Salvador 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 beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - contributory?
El Salvador ranks 28th and Panama ranks 30th of 37 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ASPIRE, published as Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Contributory Pensions (preT). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Contributory Pensions (preT)
Unit
preT
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
37 places, 369 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population