Dominican Republic vs Kenya: Palma ratio

Dominican Republic

1.75

in 2024

Kenya

1.72

in 2022

Dominican Republic rank

32nd

Kenya rank

35th

Palma ratio over time

Dominican Republic
Kenya

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 1.75 against 1.72 in Kenya, a difference of 0.0366.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Kenya ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 32nd and Kenya ranks 35th of 120 countries.

Individual pages

Palma ratio in Dominican Republic
Palma ratio in Kenya
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.