Chile vs Panama: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax
Chile
0.4587
in 2017
Panama
0.45
in 2019
Chile rank
3rd
Panama rank
5th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax over time
- Chile
- Panama
How they compare
Chile currently reports 0.4587 against 0.45 in Panama, a difference of 0.0087.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Panama ahead.
Chile ranks 3rd and Panama ranks 5th of 48 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5069 | 0.5218 | 0.0149 | Panama |
| 2000s | 0.4957 | 0.5072 | 0.0114 | Panama |
| 2010s | 0.4597 | 0.4655 | 0.0058 | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax, Chile or Panama?
- Chile, at 0.4587 against 0.45 in Panama as of 2017.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax between Chile and Panama?
- 0.0087, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Panama?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2017.
- How do Chile and Panama rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Chile ranks 3rd and Panama ranks 5th of 48 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Luxembourg Income Study (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of income after taxes and benefits.