Panama vs Peru: Gini coefficient (after tax)

Panama
0.45
in 2019
Peru
0.4357
in 2021
Panama rank
5th
Peru rank
7th

Gini coefficient (after tax) over time

  • Panama
  • Peru
00.20.40.6199620082021

How they compare

Panama currently reports 0.45 against 0.4357 in Peru, a difference of 0.0142.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Peru ahead.

Panama ranks 5th and Peru ranks 7th of 48 countries.

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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

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.