Belgium vs Iceland: Palma ratio

Belgium
0.9453
in 2023
Iceland
0.9491
in 2019
Belgium rank
111th
Iceland rank
110th

Palma ratio over time

  • Belgium
  • Iceland
00.511.5198520042023

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 0.9491 against 0.9453 in Belgium, a difference of 0.0038.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 111th and Iceland ranks 110th 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.