Brazil vs Panama: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day
Brazil
83.8%
in 2024
Panama
80.6%
in 2024
Brazil rank
78th
Panama rank
79th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day over time
- Brazil
- Panama
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 83.8% against 80.6% in Panama, a difference of 3.2%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Panama ahead.
Brazil ranks 78th and Panama ranks 79th of 120 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Panama in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 93.0% | 95.9% | 2.9% | Panama |
| 1990s | 92.8% | 92.8% | 0.1% | Panama |
| 2000s | 91.5% | 91.3% | 0.2% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 87.2% | 83.3% | 3.9% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 85.8% | 81.6% | 4.1% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day, Brazil or Panama?
- Brazil, at 83.8% against 80.6% in Panama as of 2024.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day between Brazil and Panama?
- 3.2%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Panama?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Panama rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day?
- Brazil ranks 78th and Panama ranks 79th 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: Share of population living on less than $40 a day. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $40 per day.