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

El Salvador
0.0295 poorest
in 2022
Panama
0.0413 poorest
in 2023
El Salvador rank
31st
Panama rank
28th

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

  • El Salvador
  • Panama
00.020.040.06200720152023

How they compare

Panama currently reports 0.0413 poorest against 0.0295 poorest in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0118 poorest.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2008 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 31st and Panama ranks 28th 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 0.0493 poorest 0.0289 poorest 0.0204 poorest El Salvador
2010s 0.043 poorest 0.034 poorest 0.009 poorest El Salvador
2020s 0.0213 poorest 0.0338 poorest 0.0125 poorest Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile, El Salvador or Panama?
Panama, at 0.0413 poorest against 0.0295 poorest in El Salvador as of 2023.
What is the difference in benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile between El Salvador and Panama?
0.0118 poorest, 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 benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile?
El Salvador ranks 31st and Panama ranks 28th of 34 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
34 places, 347 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

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