Sumwise

Percentage Difference between 34 and 43

Between 34 and 43: 23.3766% difference

Difference
23.3766%
Gap
9
Average
38.5
Ratio
1.2647 : 1

Sumwise · Maintained by Theo Abbott (pen name) · automated checks · Data: exact arithmetic; unit definitions from NIST SP 811 · Updated · How the checks work

How to work it out

  1. Gap between the values: |34 − 43| = 9
  2. Average of the values: (34 + 43) ÷ 2 = 38.5
  3. Divide the gap by the average and multiply by 100: 9 ÷ 38.5 × 100 = 23.3766%
  4. Check: Work backwards: 0.233766 × 38.5 = 9, the gap between the values.

In a spreadsheet: =ABS(34-43)/((34+43)/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

43 is 9 more than 34. Measured against their average, 38.5, that gap is 23.3766%. The result is the same whichever value you name first.

Prices: if one shop charges $34 and another $43 for the same item, the prices differ by 23.3766%.

Why the average is the base

Dividing the gap of 9 by 34 gives 26.4706%, and dividing it by 43 gives 20.9302%. The average, 38.5, sits between them, so the result does not depend on which value is listed first.

Related results

Results for nearby numbers
34 and 53

Between 34 and 53: 43.6782% difference

24 and 43

Between 24 and 43: 56.7164% difference

The other way round: Percentage change from 34 to 43. Percentage difference is symmetric: between 43 and 34 it is the same 23.3766%, so there is one page for each pair of numbers. Percentage change is not: from 34 to 43 is +26.4706%, from 43 to 34 is -20.9302%.

Practice

4 and 7
Show answer

Between 4 and 7: 54.5455% difference

33 and 37
Show answer

Between 33 and 37: 11.4286% difference

26 and 31
Show answer

Between 26 and 31: 17.5439% difference

14 and 75
Show answer

Between 14 and 75: 137.0787% difference

40 and 43
Show answer

Between 40 and 43: 7.2289% difference

69 and 86
Show answer

Between 69 and 86: 21.9355% difference

Calculate another

How answers are calculated and checked: methodology.

Questions

Percentage Difference between 34 and 43

The percentage difference between 34 and 43 is 23.3766%: the gap divided by the average. Formula and steps.

What is the percentage change from 34 to 43?

+26.4706%. Percentage change uses the starting value (34) as the base, so it is larger than the percentage difference of 23.3766%.

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.