Ecuador vs Panama: Income inequality vs. GDP per capita
Ecuador
0.4592
in 2025
Panama
0.4973
in 2024
Ecuador rank
9th
Panama rank
6th
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita over time
- Ecuador
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 0.4973 against 0.4592 in Ecuador, a difference of 0.0381.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 9th and Panama ranks 6th of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and Panama in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5857 | 0.5633 | 0.0225 | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 0.5258 | 0.5407 | 0.0149 | Panama |
| 2010s | 0.4594 | 0.5068 | 0.0473 | Panama |
| 2020s | 0.4519 | 0.4982 | 0.0463 | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income inequality vs. gdp per capita, Ecuador or Panama?
- Panama, at 0.4973 against 0.4592 in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in income inequality vs. gdp per capita between Ecuador and Panama?
- 0.0381, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Panama?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Panama rank globally for income inequality vs. gdp per capita?
- Ecuador ranks 9th and Panama ranks 6th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Income inequality vs. GDP per capita. 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.