Canada vs Malta: Palma ratio

Canada

1.19

in 2022

Malta

1.2

in 2023

Canada rank

85th

Malta rank

84th

Palma ratio over time

Canada
Malta

How they compare

Malta currently reports 1.2 against 1.19 in Canada, a difference of 0.0112.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 85th and Malta ranks 84th of 120 countries.

Individual pages

Palma ratio in Canada
Palma ratio in Malta
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.