Panama vs Zambia: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income
Panama
23.2%
in 2024
Zambia
21.9%
in 2022
Panama rank
2nd
Zambia rank
4th
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income over time
- Panama
- Zambia
How they compare
Panama currently reports 23.2% against 21.9% in Zambia, a difference of 1.3%.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Zambia ahead.
Panama ranks 2nd and Zambia ranks 4th of 130 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.8% | 27.6% | 0.1% | Panama |
| 2000s | 26.0% | 19.2% | 6.8% | Panama |
| 2010s | 22.9% | 22.1% | 0.8% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income, Panama or Zambia?
- Panama, at 23.2% against 21.9% in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income between Panama and Zambia?
- 1.3%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Zambia?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2015.
- How do Panama and Zambia rank globally for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Panama ranks 2nd and Zambia ranks 4th of 130 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.