Cameroon vs Malaysia: Palma ratio

Cameroon

2.08

in 2021

Malaysia

1.93

in 2021

Cameroon rank

20th

Malaysia rank

23rd

Palma ratio over time

Cameroon
Malaysia

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 2.08 against 1.93 in Malaysia, a difference of 0.1566.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.

Cameroon ranks 20th and Malaysia ranks 23rd of 120 countries.

Individual pages

Palma ratio in Cameroon
Palma ratio in Malaysia
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.