Belgium vs France: Palma ratio (before tax)

Belgium
2.44
in 2022
France
2.64
in 2022
Belgium rank
97th
France rank
94th

Palma ratio (before tax) over time

  • Belgium
  • France
23456191019662022

How they compare

France currently reports 2.64 against 2.44 in Belgium, a difference of 0.2023.

That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 97th and France ranks 94th 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.