Chile vs Costa Rica: Palma ratio (before tax)

Chile
13.27
in 2022
Costa Rica
11.65
in 2022
Chile rank
5th
Costa Rica rank
7th

Palma ratio (before tax) over time

  • Chile
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Chile currently reports 13.27 against 11.65 in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.62.

That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Chile ahead.

Chile ranks 5th and Costa Rica ranks 7th 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.