Honduras vs Nicaragua: Palma ratio

Honduras

2.55

in 2024

Nicaragua

2.6

in 2014

Honduras rank

10th

Nicaragua rank

8th

Palma ratio over time

Honduras
Nicaragua

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 2.6 against 2.55 in Honduras, a difference of 0.0491.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Honduras ranks 10th and Nicaragua ranks 8th of 120 countries.

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Palma ratio in Honduras
Palma ratio in Nicaragua
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.