Indonesia vs Laos: Palma ratio

Indonesia

1.42

in 2025

Laos

1.43

in 2024

Indonesia rank

54th

Laos rank

53rd

Palma ratio over time

Indonesia
Laos

How they compare

Laos currently reports 1.43 against 1.42 in Indonesia, a difference of 0.01.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Laos ahead.

Indonesia ranks 54th and Laos ranks 53rd of 120 countries.

Individual pages

Palma ratio in Indonesia
Palma ratio in Laos
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.