Croatia vs Malaysia: Palma ratio (before tax)

Croatia
2.85
in 2022
Malaysia
2.86
in 2022
Croatia rank
89th
Malaysia rank
87th

Palma ratio (before tax) over time

  • Croatia
  • Malaysia
2345194819852022

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 2.86 against 2.85 in Croatia, a difference of 0.0093.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Malaysia ahead.

Croatia ranks 89th and Malaysia ranks 87th 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.