Uganda vs United States: Palma ratio

Uganda
2.14
in 2019
United States
2.03
in 2024
Uganda rank
18th
United States rank
21st

Palma ratio over time

  • Uganda
  • United States
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How they compare

Uganda currently reports 2.14 against 2.03 in United States, a difference of 0.1055.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Uganda ahead.

Uganda ranks 18th and United States ranks 21st 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
Last refreshed

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.