Canada vs Montenegro: Palma ratio (before tax)

Canada
3.53
in 2022
Montenegro
3.66
in 2021
Canada rank
74th
Montenegro rank
71st

Palma ratio (before tax) over time

  • Canada
  • Montenegro
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How they compare

Montenegro currently reports 3.66 against 3.53 in Canada, a difference of 0.1269.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 74th and Montenegro ranks 71st 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.