Brazil vs Panama: Threshold income per month marking the poorest decile, the median, and the richest decile (after tax)

Brazil
226.35 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2022
Panama
297.62 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2019
Brazil rank
41st
Panama rank
39th

Threshold income per month marking the poorest decile, the median, and the richest decile (after tax) over time

  • Brazil
  • Panama
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How they compare

Panama currently reports 297.62 international-$ in 2021 prices against 226.35 international-$ in 2021 prices in Brazil, a difference of 71.27 international-$ in 2021 prices.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 41st and Panama ranks 39th of 47 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Threshold income per month marking the poorest decile, the median, and the richest decile (after tax)
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices
Source
Luxembourg Income Study (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
47 places, 1,030 data points, 1963–2024
Last refreshed

The level of income per month below which 10% of the population falls.