Cyprus vs Hungary: Palma ratio (before tax)

Cyprus
2.39
in 2022
Hungary
2.27
in 2022
Cyprus rank
99th
Hungary rank
102nd

Palma ratio (before tax) over time

  • Cyprus
  • Hungary
123191419682022

How they compare

Cyprus currently reports 2.39 against 2.27 in Hungary, a difference of 0.1167.

That makes Cyprus's figure about 1.1 times Hungary's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Cyprus ahead.

Cyprus ranks 99th and Hungary ranks 102nd 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.