Ecuador vs Panama: Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile

Ecuador
0.031 poorest
in 2022
Panama
0.0413 poorest
in 2023
Ecuador rank
29th
Panama rank
27th

Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile over time

  • Ecuador
  • Panama
0.020.040.060.080.1200820152023

How they compare

Panama currently reports 0.0413 poorest against 0.031 poorest in Ecuador, a difference of 0.0103 poorest.

That makes Panama's figure about 1.3 times Ecuador's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 29th and Panama ranks 27th of 33 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Panama Difference Ahead
2000s 0.055 poorest 0.0295 poorest 0.0255 poorest Ecuador
2010s 0.0554 poorest 0.034 poorest 0.0214 poorest Ecuador
2020s 0.0262 poorest 0.0338 poorest 0.0076 poorest Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile, Ecuador or Panama?
Panama, at 0.0413 poorest against 0.031 poorest in Ecuador as of 2023.
What is the difference in benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile between Ecuador and Panama?
0.0103 poorest, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Panama?
11 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2021.
How do Ecuador and Panama rank globally for benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile?
Ecuador ranks 29th and Panama ranks 27th of 33 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ASPIRE, published as Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
33 places, 342 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Poverty gap reduction obtained for each $1 spent in Contributory Pensions programs (%)