Benin vs Uruguay: Palma ratio (before tax)

Benin
4.25
in 2021
Uruguay
4.47
in 2022
Benin rank
56th
Uruguay rank
54th

Palma ratio (before tax) over time

  • Benin
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 4.47 against 4.25 in Benin, a difference of 0.2222.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Uruguay ahead.

Benin ranks 56th and Uruguay ranks 54th 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
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. Inequality is measured here in terms of income before taxes and benefits.