Dominican Republic vs Panama: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile

Dominican Republic
8.8%
in 2021
Panama
12.5%
in 2023
Dominican Republic rank
27th
Panama rank
24th

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • Panama
051015200720152023

How they compare

Panama currently reports 12.5% against 8.8% in Dominican Republic, a difference of 3.7%.

That makes Panama's figure about 1.4 times Dominican Republic's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Panama ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 27th and Panama ranks 24th of 34 countries.

Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic Panama Difference Ahead
2000s 6.6% 11.6% 5.0% Panama
2010s 7.7% 9.2% 1.5% Panama
2020s 8.8% 12.3% 3.5% Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile, Dominican Republic or Panama?
Panama, at 12.5% against 8.8% in Dominican Republic as of 2023.
What is the difference in poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile between Dominican Republic and Panama?
3.7%, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Panama?
13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2021.
How do Dominican Republic and Panama rank globally for poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile?
Dominican Republic ranks 27th and Panama ranks 24th of 34 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ASPIRE, published as Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - 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 due to Contributory Pensions programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap