Bolivia vs Mexico: Palma ratio

Bolivia
1.94
in 2024
Mexico
2.14
in 2024
Bolivia rank
22nd
Mexico rank
19th

Palma ratio over time

  • Bolivia
  • Mexico
2468198420042024

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 2.14 against 1.94 in Bolivia, a difference of 0.1966.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Bolivia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bolivia ahead.

Bolivia ranks 22nd and Mexico ranks 19th 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.