Ireland vs Romania: Palma ratio

Ireland

1.06

in 2023

Romania

1.05

in 2023

Ireland rank

98th

Romania rank

101st

Palma ratio over time

Ireland
Romania

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 1.06 against 1.05 in Romania, a difference of 0.0157.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Ireland ahead.

Ireland ranks 98th and Romania ranks 101st of 120 regions.

Individual pages

Palma ratio in Ireland
Palma ratio in Romania
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.