Malaysia vs Uruguay: Palma ratio

Malaysia

1.93

in 2021

Uruguay

1.85

in 2024

Malaysia rank

23rd

Uruguay rank

26th

Palma ratio over time

Malaysia
Uruguay

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 1.93 against 1.85 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0747.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Uruguay ahead.

Malaysia ranks 23rd and Uruguay ranks 26th of 120 countries.

Individual pages

Palma ratio in Malaysia
Palma ratio in Uruguay
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.