Chile vs Paraguay: Palma ratio

Chile
2.18
in 2024
Paraguay
2.34
in 2024
Chile rank
17th
Paraguay rank
14th

Palma ratio over time

  • Chile
  • Paraguay
0246198720052024

How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 2.34 against 2.18 in Chile, a difference of 0.1574.

That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Chile ahead.

Chile ranks 17th and Paraguay ranks 14th 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
Last refreshed

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.