Ghana vs Uganda: Palma ratio (before tax)

Ghana
6.44
in 2016
Uganda
6.74
in 2019
Ghana rank
24th
Uganda rank
21st

Palma ratio (before tax) over time

  • Ghana
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Uganda currently reports 6.74 against 6.44 in Ghana, a difference of 0.3053.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 24th and Uganda ranks 21st 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.