Panama vs South Africa: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor
Panama
28.8%
in 2023
South Africa
12.6%
in 2021
Panama rank
24th
South Africa rank
27th
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor over time
- Panama
- South Africa
How they compare
Panama currently reports 28.8% against 12.6% in South Africa, a difference of 16.2%.
That makes Panama's figure about 2.3 times South Africa's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Panama has been ahead every year.
Panama ranks 24th and South Africa ranks 27th of 34 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 25.0% | 11.8% | 13.3% | Panama |
| 2020s | 41.0% | 12.6% | 28.3% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor, Panama or South Africa?
- Panama, at 28.8% against 12.6% in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor between Panama and South Africa?
- 16.2%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and South Africa?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2021.
- How do Panama and South Africa rank globally for poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor?
- Panama ranks 24th and South Africa ranks 27th of 34 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ASPIRE, published as Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Poverty gap reduction due to Contributory Pensions programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap