Italy vs Panama: Poverty gap index at $3 a day
Italy
0.7%
in 2023
Panama
0.8%
in 2024
Italy rank
50th
Panama rank
47th
Poverty gap index at $3 a day over time
- Italy
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 0.8% against 0.7% in Italy, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.2 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Panama ahead.
Italy ranks 50th and Panama ranks 47th of 120 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2% | 4.5% | 4.3% | Panama |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 18.4% | 18.3% | Panama |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 13.5% | 12.8% | Panama |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 5.8% | 5.1% | Panama |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 1.7% | 0.7% | Panama |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 1.1% | 0.4% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty gap index at $3 a day, Italy or Panama?
- Panama, at 0.8% against 0.7% in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in poverty gap index at $3 a day between Italy and Panama?
- 0.1%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Panama?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Panama rank globally for poverty gap index at $3 a day?
- Italy ranks 50th and Panama ranks 47th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Poverty gap index at $3 a day. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The poverty gap index is a poverty measure that reflects both the prevalence and the depth of poverty. It is calculated as the share of population in poverty multiplied by the average shortfall from the poverty line (expressed as a % of the poverty line).