Bolivia vs United States: Palma ratio

Bolivia

1.94

in 2024

United States

2.03

in 2024

Bolivia rank

22nd

United States rank

21st

Palma ratio over time

Bolivia
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 2.03 against 1.94 in Bolivia, a difference of 0.095.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Bolivia ahead.

Bolivia ranks 22nd and United States ranks 21st of 120 countries.

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Palma ratio in Bolivia
Palma ratio in United States
Full country ranking

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: 07 August 2026

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.