India vs Netherlands: Palma ratio

India
0.9021
in 2022
Netherlands
0.892
in 2021
India rank
113th
Netherlands rank
116th

Palma ratio over time

  • India
  • Netherlands
00.250.50.7511.2197719992022

How they compare

India currently reports 0.9021 against 0.892 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0101.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Netherlands ahead.

India ranks 113th and Netherlands ranks 116th of 120 countries.

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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

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.