Percentage Difference Calculator Absolute Difference, Increase, Decrease

Calculate the percentage difference between 2 numbers or values. Determine the Absolute Difference between them, and find out whether the second number represents an increase or decrease compared to the first number. Learn formulas for calculating absolute difference and percentage difference.

Percentage Difference Calculator

Number 1: Number 2:

Percentage difference: ...

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Formulas:

1. Absolute Difference:

Absolute Difference = 100 × |Number1 - Number2| / ((Number1 + Number2) / 2)

2. Increase or Decrease:

Percentage Difference = (|Number2 - Number1| / Number1) * 100

Examples:

Example 1:

Percentage difference from 2 to 4 is 66.667%
4 is an increase of 100% compared to 2.

Example 2:

Percentage difference from 10 to 5 is 50%.
5 is a decrease of 50% compared to 10.

Example 3:

Percentage difference from 20 to 30 is 33.333%.
30 is an increase of 50% compared to 20.

Example 4:

Percentage difference from 15 to 20 is 25%.
20 is an increase of 33.333% compared to 15.