Panama vs Paraguay: Prosperity gap
Panama
2.45
in 2024
Paraguay
2.49
in 2024
Panama rank
64th
Paraguay rank
63rd
Prosperity gap over time
- Panama
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 2.49 against 2.45 in Panama, a difference of 0.04.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Panama ahead.
Panama ranks 64th and Paraguay ranks 63rd of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 2 and Paraguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.42 | 6.29 | 5.12 | Panama |
| 2000s | 5.86 | 5.12 | 0.7363 | Panama |
| 2010s | 2.98 | 3.25 | 0.27 | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 2.58 | 2.65 | 0.0727 | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prosperity gap, Panama or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 2.49 against 2.45 in Panama as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prosperity gap between Panama and Paraguay?
- 0.04, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Paraguay?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Panama and Paraguay rank globally for prosperity gap?
- Panama ranks 64th and Paraguay ranks 63rd 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.