Pakistan vs Panama: Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines
Pakistan
21.9%
in 2018
Panama
21.7%
in 2023
Pakistan rank
21st
Panama rank
23rd
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines over time
- Pakistan
- Panama
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 21.9% against 21.7% in Panama, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Pakistan has been ahead every year.
Pakistan ranks 21st and Panama ranks 23rd of 70 countries.
Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pakistan | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.2% | 36.5% | 10.7% | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 29.8% | 25.5% | 4.2% | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines, Pakistan or Panama?
- Pakistan, at 21.9% against 21.7% in Panama as of 2018.
- What is the difference in poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines between Pakistan and Panama?
- 0.2%, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Panama?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2018.
- How do Pakistan and Panama rank globally for poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines?
- Pakistan ranks 21st and Panama ranks 23rd of 70 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are compiled from official government sources or are computed by World Bank staff using national (i.e. country–specific) poverty lines., World Bank (W, published as Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
National poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty line(s). National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys. For economies for which the data are from EU-SILC, the reported year is the income reference year, which is the year before the survey year.