Bulgaria vs Estonia: Palma ratio (before tax)

Bulgaria
4.22
in 2023
Estonia
4.14
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
57th
Estonia rank
60th

Palma ratio (before tax) over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Estonia
12345192419732023

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 4.22 against 4.14 in Estonia, a difference of 0.077.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Estonia ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 57th and Estonia ranks 60th 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.