El Salvador vs Panama: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -extreme poor
El Salvador
17.9%
in 2022
Panama
35.7%
in 2023
El Salvador rank
33rd
Panama rank
30th
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -extreme poor over time
- El Salvador
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 35.7% against 17.9% in El Salvador, a difference of 17.8%.
That makes Panama's figure about 2.0 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 33rd and Panama ranks 30th of 36 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 | 63.9% | 23.2% | 40.7% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 73.4% | 26.1% | 47.3% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 15.7% | 34.7% | 19.0% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -extreme poor, El Salvador or Panama?
- Panama, at 35.7% against 17.9% in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -extreme poor between El Salvador and Panama?
- 17.8%, 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 poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -extreme poor?
- El Salvador ranks 33rd and Panama ranks 30th of 36 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ASPIRE, published as Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Poverty gap reduction due to Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap