Israel vs Kenya: Palma ratio (before tax)

Israel
5.82
in 2016
Kenya
5.49
in 2021
Israel rank
31st
Kenya rank
33rd

Palma ratio (before tax) over time

  • Israel
  • Kenya
051015197920002021

How they compare

Israel currently reports 5.82 against 5.49 in Kenya, a difference of 0.338.

That makes Israel's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

Israel ranks 31st and Kenya ranks 33rd 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.