Brazil vs Zambia: Palma ratio (before tax)

Brazil
11.51
in 2022
Zambia
10.36
in 2022
Brazil rank
8th
Zambia rank
10th

Palma ratio (before tax) over time

  • Brazil
  • Zambia
5101520192919752022

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 11.51 against 10.36 in Zambia, a difference of 1.15.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 8th and Zambia ranks 10th 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.