Americas vs Panama: Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age
Americas
2.1%
in 2025
Panama
1.6%
in 2023
Americas rank
24th
Panama rank
21st
Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age over time
- Americas
- Panama
How they compare
Americas currently reports 2.1% against 1.6% in Panama, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Americas's figure about 1.3 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Panama ahead.
Americas ranks 24th and Panama ranks 21st of 32 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, Americas averaged higher in 1 and Panama in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.0% | 10.4% | 4.4% | Panama |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.9% | 0.1% | Panama |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 1.4% | 1.1% | Americas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age, Americas or Panama?
- Americas, at 2.1% against 1.6% in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age between Americas and Panama?
- 0.5%, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Panama?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Americas and Panama rank globally for employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age?
- Americas ranks 24th and Panama ranks 21st of 32 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.