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Percentage Difference between 43 and 70

Between 43 and 70: 47.7876% difference

Difference
47.7876%
Gap
27
Average
56.5
Ratio
1.6279 : 1

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How to work it out

  1. Gap between the values: |43 − 70| = 27
  2. Average of the values: (43 + 70) ÷ 2 = 56.5
  3. Divide the gap by the average and multiply by 100: 27 ÷ 56.5 × 100 = 47.7876%
  4. Check: Work backwards: 0.477876 × 56.5 = 27, the gap between the values.

In a spreadsheet: =ABS(43-70)/((43+70)/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

70 is 27 more than 43. Measured against their average, 56.5, that gap is 47.7876%. The result is the same whichever value you name first.

Prices: if one shop charges $43 and another $70 for the same item, the prices differ by 47.7876%.

Why the average is the base

Dividing the gap of 27 by 43 gives 62.7907%, and dividing it by 70 gives 38.5714%. The average, 56.5, 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 43 to 70. Percentage difference is symmetric: between 70 and 43 it is the same 47.7876%, so there is one page for each pair of numbers. Percentage change is not: from 43 to 70 is +62.7907%, from 70 to 43 is -38.5714%.

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Questions

Percentage Difference between 43 and 70

The percentage difference between 43 and 70 is 47.7876%: the gap divided by the average. Formula and steps.

What is the percentage change from 43 to 70?

+62.7907%. Percentage change uses the starting value (43) as the base, so it is larger than the percentage difference of 47.7876%.

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.