Panama vs Paraguay: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax (Luxembourg)
Panama
0.45
in 2019
Paraguay
0.449
in 2024
Panama rank
5th
Paraguay rank
6th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax (Luxembourg) over time
- Panama
- Paraguay
How they compare
Panama currently reports 0.45 against 0.449 in Paraguay, a difference of 0.001.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Paraguay ahead.
Panama ranks 5th and Paraguay ranks 6th of 48 countries.
Paraguay has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5215 | 0.5346 | 0.0131 | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 0.5027 | 0.5145 | 0.0118 | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 0.4619 | 0.4847 | 0.0228 | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax, Panama or Paraguay?
- Panama, at 0.45 against 0.449 in Paraguay as of 2019.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax between Panama and Paraguay?
- 0.001, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Paraguay?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2019.
- How do Panama and Paraguay rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Panama ranks 5th and Paraguay ranks 6th 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.