France vs Japan: Palma ratio

France

1.21

in 2023

Japan

1.23

in 2020

France rank

82nd

Japan rank

80th

Palma ratio over time

France
Japan

How they compare

Japan currently reports 1.23 against 1.21 in France, a difference of 0.0114.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Japan ahead.

France ranks 82nd and Japan ranks 80th of 120 countries.

Individual pages

Palma ratio in France
Palma ratio in Japan
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.