Dominican Republic vs Ecuador: Palma ratio (before tax)

Dominican Republic
7.67
in 2022
Ecuador
8.23
in 2022
Dominican Republic rank
18th
Ecuador rank
15th

Palma ratio (before tax) over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • Ecuador
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How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 8.23 against 7.67 in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.5529.

That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Dominican Republic's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 18th and Ecuador ranks 15th 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.