Germany vs Lithuania: Palma ratio (before tax)

Germany

3.08

in 2022

Lithuania

3.11

in 2022

Germany rank

84th

Lithuania rank

83rd

Palma ratio (before tax) over time

Germany
Lithuania

How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 3.11 against 3.08 in Germany, a difference of 0.0299.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 84th and Lithuania ranks 83rd of 113 countries.

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Palma ratio (before tax) in Germany
Palma ratio (before tax) in Lithuania
Full country ranking

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: 07 August 2026

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.