Chile vs Mexico: Palma ratio

Chile

2.18

in 2024

Mexico

2.14

in 2024

Chile rank

17th

Mexico rank

19th

Palma ratio over time

Chile
Mexico

How they compare

Chile currently reports 2.18 against 2.14 in Mexico, a difference of 0.0434.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Chile ahead.

Chile ranks 17th and Mexico ranks 19th of 120 countries.

Individual pages

Palma ratio in Chile
Palma ratio in Mexico
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.