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Palma Ratio, 2005 compilation

Name: Palma Ratio, 2005 compilation
Creator: World Bank Group
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Each country’s newest reading as of 2005; every row carries its own year · stored as published, never rewritten

Palma Ratio, 2005 compilation covers 81 countries on 2 measures. South Africa is highest, at 7.4983; Slovenia is lowest, at 0.8389. The middle country reads 1.5485. Against the 2004 compilation, 59 values changed (31 up, 28 down), 22 countries joined, 16 left.

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Palma Ratio · Latest available · compiled 2005

HighestSouth Africa

7.4983

LowestSlovenia

0.8389

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the lowest end.

81countries
2measures per country
2005compiled · readings from many years
81distinct values4 decimals, as published
Sep 26, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

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Every country and every column of Palma Ratio, 2005 compilation, as published. World Bank Group ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Palma Ratio, 2005 compilation: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
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1	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa · 2005 reading	7.4983	16.685	consumption	2005
2	Honduras`HND`Central America · 2005 reading	6.1036	30.638	income	2005
3	Bolivia`BOL`South America · 2005 reading	5.5831	32.683	income	2005
4	Brazil`BRA`South America · 2005 reading	4.7142	16.608	income	2005
5	Panama`PAN`Central America · 2005 reading	4.1672	20.633	income	2005
6	Colombia`COL`South America · 2005 reading	3.9614	12.905	income	2005
7	Ecuador`ECU`South America · 2005 reading	3.8679	15.433	income	2005
8	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	3.4587	8.156	consumption	2005.75
9	Paraguay`PRY`South America · 2005 reading	3.4163	12.011	income	2005
10	Peru`PER`South America · 2005 reading	3.3825	13.072	income	2005
11	Mexico`MEX`Central America · 2005 reading	3.3697	12.095	income	2005
12	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean · 2005 reading	3.1852	10.964	income	2005
13	Venezuela`VEN`South America · 2005 reading	3.1731	27.854	income	2005
14	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America · 2005 reading	2.9699	8.092	income	2005
15	El Salvador`SLV`Central America · 2005 reading	2.9560	13.241	income	2005
16	Argentina`ARG`South America · 2005 reading	2.8958	13.669	income	2005
17	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America · 2005 reading	2.7794	11.685	income	2005
18	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa · 2005 reading	2.7160	8.367	consumption	2005
19	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	2.6132	8.420	consumption	2005.38
20	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	2.5460	8.703	consumption	2005.5
21	Niger`NER`Western Africa · 2005 reading	2.3340	6.358	consumption	2005
22	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	2.2391	8.066	consumption	2005.23
23	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	2.1689	6.270	consumption	2005.33
24	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia · 2005 reading	2.1636	8.203	consumption	2005
25	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	2.1579	8.316	consumption	2005.67
26	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia · 2005 reading	2.1086	7.224	consumption	2005
27	Israel`ISR`Western Asia · 2005 reading	2.1014	9.538	income	2005
28	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa · 2005 reading	2.0865	6.834	consumption	2005
29	United States`USA`Northern America · 2005 reading	1.9816	8.936	income	2005
30	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe · 2005 reading	1.9618	7.283	consumption	2005
31	China`CHN`Eastern Asia · 2005 reading	1.9400	6.828	consumption	2005
32	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa · 2005 reading	1.8523	5.587	consumption	2005
33	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia · 2005 reading	1.8287	7.038	consumption	2005
34	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	1.7757	6.521	consumption	2005.8
35	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe · 2005 reading	1.7670	7.415	consumption	2005
36	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe · 2005 reading	1.7451	7.730	income	2005
37	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe · 2005 reading	1.7029	6.339	income	2005
38	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	1.6507	6.176	consumption	2005.34
39	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia · 2005 reading	1.5962	7.080	consumption	2005
40	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe · 2005 reading	1.5523	5.622	consumption	2005
41	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia · 2005 reading	1.5485	4.167	consumption	2005
42	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe · 2005 reading	1.5288	5.528	consumption	2005
43	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe · 2005 reading	1.4811	6.584	income	2005
44	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe · 2005 reading	1.4750	5.341	income	2005
45	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	1.4414	4.401	consumption	2005.25
46	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe · 2005 reading	1.4366	7.072	income	2005
47	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe · 2005 reading	1.4355	5.373	income	2005
48	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia · 2005 reading	1.3992	5.307	consumption	2005
49	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe · 2005 reading	1.3957	5.920	income	2005
50	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe · 2005 reading	1.3370	4.743	income	2005
51	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia · 2005 reading	1.3365	3.772	consumption	2005
52	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe · 2005 reading	1.3292	6.416	income	2005
53	Canada`CAN`Northern America · 2005 reading	1.3183	5.800	income	2005
54	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe · 2005 reading	1.2980	5.673	income	2005
55	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia · 2005 reading	1.2638	4.293	consumption	2005
56	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia · 2005 reading	1.2390	4.454	income	2005
57	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	1.2271	3.422	consumption	2005.5
58	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe · 2005 reading	1.2269	6.222	income	2005
59	Germany`DEU`Western Europe · 2005 reading	1.2020	4.571	income	2005
60	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe · 2005 reading	1.1723	3.821	income	2005
61	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe · 2005 reading	1.1590	4.668	consumption	2005
62	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe · 2005 reading	1.1473	4.621	income	2005
63	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe · 2005 reading	1.1410	4.253	consumption	2005
64	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia · 2005 reading	1.1391	3.813	income	2005
65	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia · 2005 reading	1.1260	3.646	consumption	2005
66	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe · 2005 reading	1.1156	4.288	consumption	2005
67	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe · 2005 reading	1.1002	3.955	income	2005
68	France`FRA`Western Europe · 2005 reading	1.0975	4.219	income	2005
69	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe · 2005 reading	1.0911	4.389	consumption	2005
70	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe · 2005 reading	1.0703	4.217	income	2005
71	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe · 2005 reading	1.0685	3.806	income	2005
72	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe · 2005 reading	1.0492	4.214	income	2005
73	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe · 2005 reading	1.0473	4.057	consumption	2005
74	Austria`AUT`Western Europe · 2005 reading	1.0288	4.204	income	2005
75	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe · 2005 reading	0.9872	3.606	income	2005
76	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia · 2005 reading	0.9795	2.809	consumption	2005
77	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe · 2005 reading	0.9658	3.659	income	2005
78	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe · 2005 reading	0.9609	4.036	consumption	2005
79	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe · 2005 reading	0.9119	4.568	income	2005
80	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe · 2005 reading	0.8578	3.586	income	2005
81	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe · 2005 reading	0.8389	3.481	income	2005

02In Palma Ratio, 2005 compilation

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.

Highest

1South Africa7.4983
2Honduras6.1036
3Bolivia5.5831
4Brazil4.7142
5Panama4.1672

Lowest

81Slovenia0.8389
80Denmark0.8578
79Sweden0.9119
78Belarus0.9609
77Czechia0.9658

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 1.5485. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

90/10 ratio (90th ÷ 10th percentile of income or consumption)
HighestBolivia32.683
LowestAzerbaijan2.809
Middle country: 6.222

032004 → 2005

Since the 2004 compilation

What changed between the 2004 compilation and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+22 / −16countries joined / left
59values changed, of 59 in both
31 · 28rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Bolivia4.2723 → 5.5831+1.3108
Honduras5.4368 → 6.1036+0.6668
Kazakhstan1.2143 → 1.8287+0.6144
Venezuela2.8038 → 3.1731+0.3693
Hungary1.1100 → 1.4355+0.3255

Fell most

Dominican Republic3.5786 → 3.1852−0.3934
Panama4.4485 → 4.1672−0.2813
Colombia4.1886 → 3.9614−0.2272
Poland1.6672 → 1.4811−0.1861
Ecuador4.0281 → 3.8679−0.1602

+ Albania

+ Bangladesh

+ China

+ Republic of the Congo

+ Micronesia

+ Gabon

+ Ghana

+ Iran

+ Kenya

+ Madagascar

+ Montenegro

+ Niger

+ Nicaragua

+ Rwanda

+ Senegal

+ Solomon Islands

+ Tunisia

+ Taiwan

+ Uganda

+ Kosovo

+ Yemen

+ South Africa

− Australia

− Bosnia and Herzegovina

− Switzerland

− DR Congo

− Comoros

− Egypt

− Ethiopia

− Croatia

− India

− Jamaica

− Mauritania

− Malawi

− Thailand

− Tajikistan

− Vietnam

− Zambia

Changes in value, not in places: a country’s place also moves when others do. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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How values are stored

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The position is ours
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