Dominican Republic vs Malawi: Palma ratio

Dominican Republic

1.75

in 2024

Malawi

1.73

in 2019

Dominican Republic rank

32nd

Malawi rank

34th

Palma ratio over time

Dominican Republic
Malawi

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 1.75 against 1.73 in Malawi, a difference of 0.0227.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Malawi ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 32nd and Malawi ranks 34th of 120 countries.

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Palma ratio in Dominican Republic
Palma ratio in Malawi
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.