South Korea vs Luxembourg: Palma ratio

South Korea
1.27
in 2021
Luxembourg
1.31
in 2023
South Korea rank
74th
Luxembourg rank
71st

Palma ratio over time

  • South Korea
  • Luxembourg
00.511.5198520042023

How they compare

Luxembourg currently reports 1.31 against 1.27 in South Korea, a difference of 0.0404.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2006 it was South Korea ahead.

South Korea ranks 74th and Luxembourg ranks 71st 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
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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.