Palma Ratio, 2010 compilation

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Palma Ratio, 2010 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 · 2010 reading	6.1002	17.6828	consumption	2010
2	ColombiaCOLSouth America · 2010 reading	4.1499	14.5958	income	2010
3	HondurasHNDCentral America · 2010 reading	3.9457	15.8024	income	2010
4	PanamaPANCentral America · 2010 reading	3.5704	15.0840	income	2010
5	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa · 2010 reading	3.5527	10.3358	consumption	2010
6	ParaguayPRYSouth America · 2010 reading	3.3995	11.8416	income	2010
7	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa · 2010 reading	3.2652	8.7614	consumption	2010
8	EcuadorECUSouth America · 2010 reading	2.9927	11.4942	income	2010
9	Costa RicaCRICentral America · 2010 reading	2.8397	10.7408	income	2010
10	MexicoMEXCentral America · 2010 reading	2.7969	9.7465	income	2010
11	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean · 2010 reading	2.7796	9.1020	income	2010
12	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	2.6976	6.2364	consumption	2010.83
13	PeruPERSouth America · 2010 reading	2.5339	10.5671	income	2010
14	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	2.4822	6.7449	consumption	2010.23
15	UruguayURYSouth America · 2010 reading	2.3607	8.4231	income	2010
16	ChinaCHNEastern Asia · 2010 reading	2.2828	8.2530	consumption	2010
17	ArgentinaARGSouth America · 2010 reading	2.2805	10.6473	income	2010
18	El SalvadorSLVCentral America · 2010 reading	2.2501	8.3604	income	2010
19	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	2.2456	6.7277	consumption	2010.08
20	IsraelISRWestern Asia · 2010 reading	2.1701	9.2956	income	2010
21	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa · 2010 reading	2.1037	6.2977	consumption	2010
22	United StatesUSANorthern America · 2010 reading	1.8656	9.1768	income	2010
23	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe · 2010 reading	1.8469	19.0813	income	2010
24	RussiaRUSEastern Europe · 2010 reading	1.8058	6.2787	consumption	2010
25	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia · 2010 reading	1.8007	5.7771	consumption	2010

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 1.3499. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

• 90/10 ratio (90th ÷ 10th percentile of income or consumption)

  HighestNorth Macedonia19.0813

  LowestPakistan3.1844

  Middle country: 5.6695

• +25 / −21countries joined / left
• 62values changed, of 62 in both
• 28 · 34rose · fell
• 0unchanged

+ Australia+ Bangladesh+ China+ Egypt+ Ethiopia+ Gambia+ Guinea-Bissau+ Jordan+ South Korea+ Madagascar+ Mexico+ Mongolia+ Malawi+ Nigeria+ Nepal+ Pakistan+ Rwanda+ São Tomé and Príncipe+ Tunisia+ Tuvalu+ Taiwan+ Vietnam+ Vanuatu+ South Africa+ Zambia− Burkina Faso− Bolivia− Brazil− Botswana− Chile− India− Iran− Sri Lanka− Maldives− Mali− Namibia− Nicaragua− Philippines− Papua New Guinea− Sudan− South Sudan− Eswatini− Syria− Tajikistan− Tonga− Uganda

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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