Statizoid

Egypt vs Madagascar: Palma ratio (before tax)

Egypt
4.68
in 2020
Madagascar
4.86
in 2021
Egypt rank
50th
Madagascar rank
48th

Palma ratio (before tax) over time

  • Egypt
  • Madagascar
02468198020002021

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 4.86 against 4.68 in Egypt, a difference of 0.1804.

Egypt ranks 50th and Madagascar ranks 48th 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.