Chile vs Panama: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day
Chile
0.2%
in 2024
Panama
0.2%
in 2024
Chile rank
50th
Panama rank
53rd
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day over time
- Chile
- Panama
How they compare
Chile currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Panama, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.2 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Panama ahead.
Chile ranks 50th and Panama ranks 53rd of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 1 and Panama in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.0% | 9.6% | 8.6% | Panama |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 3.3% | 2.4% | Panama |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Panama |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day, Chile or Panama?
- Chile, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Panama as of 2024.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day between Chile and Panama?
- 0.0%, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Panama?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Panama rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day?
- Chile ranks 50th and Panama ranks 53rd 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 Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $1 per day.