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Percentage Difference between 26 and 46

Between 26 and 46: 55.5556% difference

Difference
55.5556%
Gap
20
Average
36
Ratio
1.7692 : 1

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How to work it out

  1. Gap between the values: |26 − 46| = 20
  2. Average of the values: (26 + 46) ÷ 2 = 36
  3. Divide the gap by the average and multiply by 100: 20 ÷ 36 × 100 = 55.5556%
  4. Check: Work backwards: 0.555556 × 36 = 20, the gap between the values.

In a spreadsheet: =ABS(26-46)/((26+46)/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

46 is 20 more than 26. Measured against their average, 36, that gap is 55.5556%. The result is the same whichever value you name first.

Prices: if one shop charges $26 and another $46 for the same item, the prices differ by 55.5556%.

Why the average is the base

Dividing the gap of 20 by 26 gives 76.9231%, and dividing it by 46 gives 43.4783%. The average, 36, 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 26 to 46. Percentage difference is symmetric: between 46 and 26 it is the same 55.5556%, so there is one page for each pair of numbers. Percentage change is not: from 26 to 46 is +76.9231%, from 46 to 26 is -43.4783%.

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Questions

Percentage Difference between 26 and 46

The percentage difference between 26 and 46 is 55.5556%: the gap divided by the average. Formula and steps.

What is the percentage change from 26 to 46?

+76.9231%. Percentage change uses the starting value (26) as the base, so it is larger than the percentage difference of 55.5556%.

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.