Poland vs Romania: Palma ratio

Poland

1.02

in 2023

Romania

1.05

in 2023

Poland rank

103rd

Romania rank

101st

Palma ratio over time

Poland
Romania

How they compare

Romania currently reports 1.05 against 1.02 in Poland, a difference of 0.0265.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Poland ahead.

Poland ranks 103rd and Romania ranks 101st of 120 countries.

Individual pages

Palma ratio in Poland
Palma ratio in Romania
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.