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Percentage Difference between 16 and 22

Between 16 and 22: 31.5789% difference

Difference
31.5789%
Gap
6
Average
19
Ratio
1.375 : 1

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How to work it out

  1. Gap between the values: |16 − 22| = 6
  2. Average of the values: (16 + 22) ÷ 2 = 19
  3. Divide the gap by the average and multiply by 100: 6 ÷ 19 × 100 = 31.5789%
  4. Check: Work backwards: 0.315789 × 19 = 6, the gap between the values.

In a spreadsheet: =ABS(16-22)/((16+22)/2)*100. Dividing by one of the values instead of their average turns it into a percentage change, which depends on which value you start from.

What the result means

22 is 6 more than 16. Measured against their average, 19, that gap is 31.5789%. The result is the same whichever value you name first.

Prices: if one shop charges $16 and another $22 for the same item, the prices differ by 31.5789%.

Why the average is the base

Dividing the gap of 6 by 16 gives 37.5%, and dividing it by 22 gives 27.2727%. The average, 19, sits between them, so the result does not depend on which value is listed first.

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The other way round: Percentage change from 16 to 22. Percentage difference is symmetric: between 22 and 16 it is the same 31.5789%, so there is one page for each pair of numbers. Percentage change is not: from 16 to 22 is +37.5%, from 22 to 16 is -27.2727%.

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Questions

Percentage Difference between 16 and 22

The percentage difference between 16 and 22 is 31.5789%: the gap divided by the average. Formula and steps.

What is the percentage change from 16 to 22?

+37.5%. Percentage change uses the starting value (16) as the base, so it is larger than the percentage difference of 31.5789%.

What is the difference between percentage difference and percentage change?

Percentage change compares a new value with an old one and divides by the old value. Percentage difference compares two values on an equal footing and divides by their average, so the order does not matter.