Greece vs Spain: Palma ratio (before tax)

Greece
2.52
in 2022
Spain
2.43
in 2022
Greece rank
96th
Spain rank
98th

Palma ratio (before tax) over time

  • Greece
  • Spain
01234196719942022

How they compare

Greece currently reports 2.52 against 2.43 in Spain, a difference of 0.0811.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 96th and Spain ranks 98th 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.