Ecuador vs Panama: Proportion of population below international poverty line
Ecuador
3.4%
in 2025
Panama
3.1%
in 2024
Ecuador rank
40th
Panama rank
41st
Proportion of population below international poverty line over time
- Ecuador
- Panama
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 3.4% against 3.1% in Panama, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Panama ahead.
Ecuador ranks 40th and Panama ranks 41st of 110 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 3 and Panama in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.0% | 19.5% | 2.5% | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 16.1% | 13.4% | 2.7% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 5.4% | 0.2% | Panama |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 3.4% | 2.4% | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of population below international poverty line, Ecuador or Panama?
- Ecuador, at 3.4% against 3.1% in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of population below international poverty line between Ecuador and Panama?
- 0.3%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Panama?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Panama rank globally for proportion of population below international poverty line?
- Ecuador ranks 40th and Panama ranks 41st of 110 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of population below international poverty line (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.