Botswana vs Brazil: Palma ratio

Botswana
4.16
in 2015
Brazil
3.28
in 2024
Botswana rank
2nd
Brazil rank
5th

Palma ratio over time

  • Botswana
  • Brazil
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How they compare

Botswana currently reports 4.16 against 3.28 in Brazil, a difference of 0.885.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.3 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Brazil ahead.

Botswana ranks 2nd and Brazil ranks 5th 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.