Guatemala vs Honduras: Palma ratio

Guatemala

2.45

in 2023

Honduras

2.55

in 2024

Guatemala rank

12th

Honduras rank

10th

Palma ratio over time

Guatemala
Honduras

How they compare

Honduras currently reports 2.55 against 2.45 in Guatemala, a difference of 0.0981.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Guatemala ahead.

Guatemala ranks 12th and Honduras ranks 10th of 120 countries.

Individual pages

Palma ratio in Guatemala
Palma ratio in Honduras
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.