Austria vs Switzerland: Palma ratio (before tax)

Austria
2.05
in 2017
Switzerland
2.11
in 2022
Austria rank
107th
Switzerland rank
106th

Palma ratio (before tax) over time

  • Austria
  • Switzerland
0123193319772022

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 2.11 against 2.05 in Austria, a difference of 0.062.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Switzerland ahead.

Austria ranks 107th and Switzerland ranks 106th 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.