Czechia vs Netherlands: Palma ratio

Czechia

0.8904

in 2023

Netherlands

0.892

in 2021

Czechia rank

117th

Netherlands rank

116th

Palma ratio over time

Czechia
Netherlands

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 0.892 against 0.8904 in Czechia, a difference of 0.0016.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Netherlands ahead.

Czechia ranks 117th and Netherlands ranks 116th of 120 countries.

Individual pages

Palma ratio in Czechia
Palma ratio in Netherlands
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.