Ecuador vs Panama: Proportion of population living below the national poverty line
Ecuador
21.4%
in 2025
Panama
21.7%
in 2023
Ecuador rank
26th
Panama rank
23rd
Proportion of population living below the national poverty line over time
- Ecuador
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 21.7% against 21.4% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 26th and Panama ranks 23rd of 73 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.0% | 36.1% | 5.9% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 25.3% | 24.4% | 0.9% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 26.3% | 21.9% | 4.4% | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of population living below the national poverty line, Ecuador or Panama?
- Panama, at 21.7% against 21.4% in Ecuador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of population living below the national poverty line between Ecuador and Panama?
- 0.3%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Panama?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Ecuador and Panama rank globally for proportion of population living below the national poverty line?
- Ecuador ranks 26th and Panama ranks 23rd of 73 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of population living below the national poverty line (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.