Greece vs Panama: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day
Greece
72.8%
in 2023
Panama
80.6%
in 2024
Greece rank
82nd
Panama rank
79th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day over time
- Greece
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 80.6% against 72.8% in Greece, a difference of 7.8%.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Panama ahead.
Greece ranks 82nd and Panama ranks 79th of 120 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.3% | 92.9% | 15.6% | Panama |
| 2000s | 59.6% | 91.1% | 31.5% | Panama |
| 2010s | 79.2% | 83.8% | 4.7% | Panama |
| 2020s | 72.8% | 82.2% | 9.4% | Panama |
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, Greece or Panama?
- Panama, at 80.6% against 72.8% in Greece as of 2024.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day between Greece and Panama?
- 7.8%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Panama?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
- How do Greece and Panama rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day?
- Greece ranks 82nd 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.