Ecuador vs El Salvador: Palma ratio (before tax)

Ecuador
8.23
in 2022
El Salvador
9.08
in 2022
Ecuador rank
15th
El Salvador rank
13th

Palma ratio (before tax) over time

  • Ecuador
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 9.08 against 8.23 in Ecuador, a difference of 0.854.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

Ecuador ranks 15th and El Salvador ranks 13th 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.