Georgia vs United States: Palma ratio (before tax)

Georgia
5.44
in 2024
United States
5.47
in 2024
Georgia rank
35th
United States rank
34th

Palma ratio (before tax) over time

  • Georgia
  • United States
0246191319682024

How they compare

United States currently reports 5.47 against 5.44 in Georgia, a difference of 0.0273.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Georgia ahead.

Georgia ranks 35th and United States ranks 34th 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.