Peru vs Rwanda: Palma ratio

Peru

1.87

in 2024

Rwanda

1.83

in 2023

Peru rank

25th

Rwanda rank

28th

Palma ratio over time

Peru
Rwanda

How they compare

Peru currently reports 1.87 against 1.83 in Rwanda, a difference of 0.0414.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Peru ahead.

Peru ranks 25th and Rwanda ranks 28th of 120 countries.

Individual pages

Palma ratio in Peru
Palma ratio in Rwanda
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.