Israel vs Kenya: Palma ratio

Israel
1.69
in 2022
Kenya
1.72
in 2022
Israel rank
36th
Kenya rank
35th

Palma ratio over time

  • Israel
  • Kenya
12345197920002022

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 1.72 against 1.69 in Israel, a difference of 0.0309.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Kenya ahead.

Israel ranks 36th and Kenya ranks 35th 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.