Austria vs Norway: Palma ratio (before tax)

Austria
2.05
in 2017
Norway
1.89
in 2022
Austria rank
107th
Norway rank
109th

Palma ratio (before tax) over time

  • Austria
  • Norway
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How they compare

Austria currently reports 2.05 against 1.89 in Norway, a difference of 0.1605.

That makes Austria's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.

Austria ranks 107th and Norway ranks 109th 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.