Botswana vs Colombia: Palma ratio

Botswana

4.16

in 2015

Colombia

4.17

in 2024

Botswana rank

2nd

Colombia rank

1st

Palma ratio over time

Botswana
Colombia

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 4.17 against 4.16 in Botswana, a difference of 0.0024.

Botswana ranks 2nd and Colombia ranks 1st of 120 countries.

Individual pages

Palma ratio in Botswana
Palma ratio in Colombia
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.