Colombia vs Mexico: Palma ratio (before tax)

Colombia
20.69
in 2022
Mexico
13.46
in 2022
Colombia rank
1st
Mexico rank
4th

Palma ratio (before tax) over time

  • Colombia
  • Mexico
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How they compare

Colombia currently reports 20.69 against 13.46 in Mexico, a difference of 7.23.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.5 times Mexico's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Mexico ahead.

Colombia ranks 1st and Mexico ranks 4th 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.