Bhutan vs Sweden: Palma ratio

Bhutan
1.02
in 2022
Sweden
1.03
in 2023
Bhutan rank
104th
Sweden rank
102nd

Palma ratio over time

  • Bhutan
  • Sweden
00.511.52197519992023

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 1.03 against 1.02 in Bhutan, a difference of 0.0119.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Bhutan ahead.

Bhutan ranks 104th and Sweden ranks 102nd 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
Last refreshed

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.