Italy vs Portugal: Palma ratio

Italy

1.37

in 2023

Portugal

1.35

in 2023

Italy rank

56th

Portugal rank

57th

Palma ratio over time

Italy
Portugal

How they compare

Italy currently reports 1.37 against 1.35 in Portugal, a difference of 0.0141.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Portugal ahead.

Italy ranks 56th and Portugal ranks 57th of 120 countries.

Individual pages

Palma ratio in Italy
Palma ratio in Portugal
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.