Nicaragua vs Panama: Income inequality vs. GDP per capita
Nicaragua
0.4616
in 2014
Panama
0.4973
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
8th
Panama rank
6th
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita over time
- Nicaragua
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 0.4973 against 0.4616 in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.0357.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Panama has been ahead every year.
Nicaragua ranks 8th and Panama ranks 6th of 120 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5438 | 0.5733 | 0.0296 | Panama |
| 2000s | 0.4855 | 0.5409 | 0.0554 | Panama |
| 2010s | 0.4616 | 0.5047 | 0.0431 | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income inequality vs. gdp per capita, Nicaragua or Panama?
- Panama, at 0.4973 against 0.4616 in Nicaragua as of 2024.
- What is the difference in income inequality vs. gdp per capita between Nicaragua and Panama?
- 0.0357, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Panama?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2014.
- How do Nicaragua and Panama rank globally for income inequality vs. gdp per capita?
- Nicaragua ranks 8th 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.