China vs Panama: Prosperity gap
China
2.4
in 2022
Panama
2.45
in 2024
China rank
65th
Panama rank
64th
Prosperity gap over time
- China
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 2.45 against 2.4 in China, a difference of 0.05.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1999 it was China ahead.
China ranks 65th and Panama ranks 64th of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and Panama in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.81 | 10.52 | 2.3 | China |
| 2000s | 8.86 | 5.38 | 3.49 | China |
| 2010s | 4.1 | 2.98 | 1.11 | China |
| 2020s | 2.38 | 2.71 | 0.3234 | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prosperity gap, China or Panama?
- Panama, at 2.45 against 2.4 in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prosperity gap between China and Panama?
- 0.05, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Panama?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2021.
- How do China and Panama rank globally for prosperity gap?
- China ranks 65th and Panama ranks 64th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Prosperity gap. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average factor by which incomes need to be multiplied to bring everyone to the prosperity standard of $28 per person per day.