France vs Malta: Palma ratio (before tax)

France
2.64
in 2022
Malta
2.71
in 2020
France rank
94th
Malta rank
91st

Palma ratio (before tax) over time

  • France
  • Malta
23456191019662022

How they compare

Malta currently reports 2.71 against 2.64 in France, a difference of 0.0672.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2007 it was France ahead.

France ranks 94th and Malta ranks 91st 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.