Australia vs Latvia: Palma ratio (before tax)

Australia
3.33
in 2022
Latvia
3.21
in 2022
Australia rank
78th
Latvia rank
80th

Palma ratio (before tax) over time

  • Australia
  • Latvia
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 3.33 against 3.21 in Latvia, a difference of 0.1147.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 78th and Latvia ranks 80th of 113 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Palma ratio (before tax)
Source
World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
113 places, 3,075 data points, 1820–2024
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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. Inequality is measured here in terms of income before taxes and benefits.