Iceland vs Sweden: Palma ratio (before tax)

Iceland
1.81
in 2016
Sweden
1.85
in 2022
Iceland rank
111th
Sweden rank
110th

Palma ratio (before tax) over time

  • Iceland
  • Sweden
0123193519782022

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 1.85 against 1.81 in Iceland, a difference of 0.0407.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 111th and Sweden ranks 110th 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.