Palma Ratio, 2005 compilation

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Palma Ratio, 2005 compilation: every country, as published by World Bank Group.

Positionderived	Country	Palma ratio (richest 10% share ÷ poorest 40% share)	90/10 ratio (90th ÷ 10th percentile of income or consumption)	Survey measures	Survey year
1	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa · 2005 reading	7.4983	16.685	consumption	2005
2	HondurasHNDCentral America · 2005 reading	6.1036	30.638	income	2005
3	BoliviaBOLSouth America · 2005 reading	5.5831	32.683	income	2005
4	BrazilBRASouth America · 2005 reading	4.7142	16.608	income	2005
5	PanamaPANCentral America · 2005 reading	4.1672	20.633	income	2005
6	ColombiaCOLSouth America · 2005 reading	3.9614	12.905	income	2005
7	EcuadorECUSouth America · 2005 reading	3.8679	15.433	income	2005
8	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	3.4587	8.156	consumption	2005.75
9	ParaguayPRYSouth America · 2005 reading	3.4163	12.011	income	2005
10	PeruPERSouth America · 2005 reading	3.3825	13.072	income	2005
11	MexicoMEXCentral America · 2005 reading	3.3697	12.095	income	2005
12	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean · 2005 reading	3.1852	10.964	income	2005
13	VenezuelaVENSouth America · 2005 reading	3.1731	27.854	income	2005
14	NicaraguaNICCentral America · 2005 reading	2.9699	8.092	income	2005
15	El SalvadorSLVCentral America · 2005 reading	2.9560	13.241	income	2005
16	ArgentinaARGSouth America · 2005 reading	2.8958	13.669	income	2005
17	Costa RicaCRICentral America · 2005 reading	2.7794	11.685	income	2005
18	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa · 2005 reading	2.7160	8.367	consumption	2005
19	KenyaKENEastern Africa	2.6132	8.420	consumption	2005.38
20	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	2.5460	8.703	consumption	2005.5
21	NigerNERWestern Africa · 2005 reading	2.3340	6.358	consumption	2005
22	IranIRNSouthern Asia	2.2391	8.066	consumption	2005.23
23	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	2.1689	6.270	consumption	2005.33
24	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia · 2005 reading	2.1636	8.203	consumption	2005
25	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	2.1579	8.316	consumption	2005.67

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

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

+ 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.

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