France vs Taiwan: Palma ratio

France

1.21

in 2023

Taiwan

1.21

in 2021

France rank

82nd

Taiwan rank

81st

Palma ratio over time

France
Taiwan

How they compare

Taiwan currently reports 1.21 against 1.21 in France, a difference of 0.0011.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1997 it was France ahead.

France ranks 82nd and Taiwan ranks 81st of 120 countries.

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Palma ratio in France
Palma ratio in Taiwan
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.