Iran vs Lithuania: Palma ratio

Iran

1.5

in 2023

Lithuania

1.48

in 2023

Iran rank

48th

Lithuania rank

50th

Palma ratio over time

Iran
Lithuania

How they compare

Iran currently reports 1.5 against 1.48 in Lithuania, a difference of 0.0236.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Iran ahead.

Iran ranks 48th and Lithuania ranks 50th of 120 countries.

Individual pages

Palma ratio in Iran
Palma ratio in Lithuania
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.