Ghana vs Tunisia: Palma ratio (before tax)

Ghana
6.44
in 2016
Tunisia
6.63
in 2021
Ghana rank
24th
Tunisia rank
22nd

Palma ratio (before tax) over time

  • Ghana
  • Tunisia
0246810194319822021

How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 6.63 against 6.44 in Ghana, a difference of 0.1947.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1952 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 24th and Tunisia ranks 22nd 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.