Cameroon vs India: Palma ratio (before tax)

Cameroon
6.15
in 2021
India
6.54
in 2022
Cameroon rank
26th
India rank
23rd

Palma ratio (before tax) over time

  • Cameroon
  • India
2468192319722022

How they compare

India currently reports 6.54 against 6.15 in Cameroon, a difference of 0.3935.

That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.

Cameroon ranks 26th and India ranks 23rd 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.