Panama vs United States: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax (Luxembourg)
Panama
0.45
in 2019
United States
0.3943
in 2024
Panama rank
5th
United States rank
8th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax (Luxembourg) over time
- Panama
- United States
How they compare
Panama currently reports 0.45 against 0.3943 in United States, a difference of 0.0557.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Panama has been ahead every year.
Panama ranks 5th and United States ranks 8th of 48 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5216 | 0.3684 | 0.1532 | Panama |
| 2000s | 0.5043 | 0.3794 | 0.1249 | Panama |
| 2010s | 0.4619 | 0.3842 | 0.0776 | Panama |
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 United States?
- Panama, at 0.45 against 0.3943 in United States as of 2019.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax between Panama and United States?
- 0.0557, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and United States?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2019.
- How do Panama and United States rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Panama ranks 5th and United States ranks 8th 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.