India vs Turkey: Palma ratio (before tax)

India

6.54

in 2022

Turkey

6.16

in 2024

India rank

23rd

Turkey rank

25th

Palma ratio (before tax) over time

India
Turkey

How they compare

India currently reports 6.54 against 6.16 in Turkey, a difference of 0.3791.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Turkey ahead.

India ranks 23rd and Turkey ranks 25th of 113 countries.

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Palma ratio (before tax) in India
Palma ratio (before tax) in Turkey
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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: 07 August 2026

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.