Malaysia vs United States: Palma ratio
Malaysia
1.93
in 2021
United States
2.03
in 2024
Malaysia rank
23rd
United States rank
21st
Palma ratio over time
- Malaysia
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 2.03 against 1.93 in Malaysia, a difference of 0.1075.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 23rd and United States ranks 21st of 120 countries.
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About this data
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.