Chile vs Panama: Gini coefficient (after tax)

Chile

0.4587

in 2017

Panama

0.45

in 2019

Chile rank

3rd

Panama rank

5th

Gini coefficient (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.

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Gini coefficient (after tax) in Chile
Gini coefficient (after tax) in Panama
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Gini coefficient (after tax)
Source: Luxembourg Income Study (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 48 places, 1,046 data points, 1963–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.