Ecuador vs Honduras: Palma ratio
Ecuador
2.57
in 2025
Honduras
2.55
in 2024
Ecuador rank
9th
Honduras rank
10th
Palma ratio over time
- Ecuador
- Honduras
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 2.57 against 2.55 in Honduras, a difference of 0.02.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Honduras ahead.
Ecuador ranks 9th and Honduras ranks 10th of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and Honduras in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Honduras | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.55 | 4.43 | 0.1159 | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 3.64 | 5.02 | 1.37 | Honduras |
| 2010s | 2.57 | 3.42 | 0.8488 | Honduras |
| 2020s | 2.44 | 2.64 | 0.2005 | Honduras |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher palma ratio, Ecuador or Honduras?
- Ecuador, at 2.57 against 2.55 in Honduras as of 2025.
- What is the difference in palma ratio between Ecuador and Honduras?
- 0.02, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Honduras?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Honduras rank globally for palma ratio?
- Ecuador ranks 9th and Honduras ranks 10th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Palma ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.