Colombia vs Panama: Low pay rate
Low pay rate over time
- Colombia
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 13.71 against 12.97 in Colombia, a difference of 0.74.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Panama ahead.
Colombia ranks 61st and Panama ranks 59th of 84 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and Panama in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.55 | 26.92 | 14.37 | Panama |
| 2000s | 20.41 | 20.63 | 0.2183 | Panama |
| 2010s | 16.65 | 16.43 | 0.2223 | Colombia |
| 2020s | 13.54 | 16.55 | 3.02 | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher low pay rate, Colombia or Panama?
- Panama, at 13.71 against 12.97 in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in low pay rate between Colombia and Panama?
- 0.74, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Panama?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Panama rank globally for low pay rate?
- Colombia ranks 61st and Panama ranks 59th of 84 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, published as Low pay rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This measure of earnings dispersion refers to the proportion of employees whose hourly earnings at all jobs were less than two-thirds of median hourly earnings. For more information, refer to the Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND) database description.