Panama vs Paraguay: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day
Panama
19.8%
in 2024
Paraguay
20.5%
in 2024
Panama rank
64th
Paraguay rank
61st
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day over time
- Panama
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 20.5% against 19.8% in Panama, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Paraguay ahead.
Panama ranks 64th and Paraguay ranks 61st of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 1 and Paraguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.8% | 46.4% | 2.4% | Panama |
| 2000s | 42.9% | 48.3% | 5.3% | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 23.4% | 30.3% | 6.9% | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 20.0% | 23.4% | 3.4% | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day, Panama or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 20.5% against 19.8% in Panama as of 2024.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day between Panama and Paraguay?
- 0.7%, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Paraguay?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Panama and Paraguay rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day?
- Panama ranks 64th and Paraguay ranks 61st 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 $8.30 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 $8.30 per day.