Botswana vs Iraq: Palma ratio (before tax)

Botswana
12.76
in 2015
Iraq
17.67
in 2024
Botswana rank
6th
Iraq rank
3rd

Palma ratio (before tax) over time

  • Botswana
  • Iraq
5101520198520042024

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 17.67 against 12.76 in Botswana, a difference of 4.91.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.4 times Botswana's.

Botswana ranks 6th and Iraq ranks 3rd of 113 countries.

Individual pages

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.