Germany vs Malaysia: Palma ratio (before tax)

Germany
3.08
in 2022
Malaysia
2.86
in 2022
Germany rank
84th
Malaysia rank
87th

Palma ratio (before tax) over time

  • Germany
  • Malaysia
2345194819852022

How they compare

Germany currently reports 3.08 against 2.86 in Malaysia, a difference of 0.2215.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Malaysia ahead.

Germany ranks 84th and Malaysia ranks 87th 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.