India vs Taiwan: Palma ratio (before tax)

India
6.54
in 2022
Taiwan
6.98
in 2017
India rank
23rd
Taiwan rank
20th

Palma ratio (before tax) over time

  • India
  • Taiwan
2468192319722022

How they compare

Taiwan currently reports 6.98 against 6.54 in India, a difference of 0.4407.

That makes Taiwan's figure about 1.1 times India's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Taiwan ahead.

India ranks 23rd and Taiwan ranks 20th 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.