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Percentage Difference between 60 and 80

Between 60 and 80: 28.5714% difference

Difference
28.5714%
Gap
20
Average
70
Ratio
1.3333 : 1

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How to work it out

  1. Gap between the values: |60 − 80| = 20
  2. Average of the values: (60 + 80) ÷ 2 = 70
  3. Divide the gap by the average and multiply by 100: 20 ÷ 70 × 100 = 28.5714%
  4. Check: Work backwards: 0.285714 × 70 = 20, the gap between the values.

In a spreadsheet: =ABS(60-80)/((60+80)/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

80 is 20 more than 60. Measured against their average, 70, that gap is 28.5714%. The result is the same whichever value you name first.

Prices: if one shop charges $60 and another $80 for the same item, the prices differ by 28.5714%.

Why the average is the base

Dividing the gap of 20 by 60 gives 33.3333%, and dividing it by 80 gives 25%. The average, 70, 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 60 to 80. Percentage difference is symmetric: between 80 and 60 it is the same 28.5714%, so there is one page for each pair of numbers. Percentage change is not: from 60 to 80 is +33.3333%, from 80 to 60 is -25%.

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Questions

Percentage Difference between 60 and 80

The percentage difference between 60 and 80 is 28.5714%: the gap divided by the average. Formula and steps.

What is the percentage change from 60 to 80?

+33.3333%. Percentage change uses the starting value (60) as the base, so it is larger than the percentage difference of 28.5714%.

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.