Belarus vs Netherlands: Palma ratio

Belarus
0.8347
in 2020
Netherlands
0.892
in 2021
Belarus rank
119th
Netherlands rank
116th

Palma ratio over time

  • Belarus
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 0.892 against 0.8347 in Belarus, a difference of 0.0573.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Belarus's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Belarus ahead.

Belarus ranks 119th and Netherlands ranks 116th of 120 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Palma ratio
Source
World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,148 data points, 1963–2025
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The Palma ratio is a measure of inequality that divides the share received by the richest 10% by the share of the poorest 40%. Higher values indicate higher inequality.