Cyprus vs Taiwan: Palma ratio

Cyprus

1.24

in 2023

Taiwan

1.21

in 2021

Cyprus rank

78th

Taiwan rank

81st

Palma ratio over time

Cyprus
Taiwan

How they compare

Cyprus currently reports 1.24 against 1.21 in Taiwan, a difference of 0.0234.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Taiwan ahead.

Cyprus ranks 78th and Taiwan ranks 81st of 120 countries.

Individual pages

Palma ratio in Cyprus
Palma ratio in Taiwan
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.