Israel vs United States: Palma ratio (before tax)

Israel
5.82
in 2016
United States
5.47
in 2024
Israel rank
31st
United States rank
34th

Palma ratio (before tax) over time

  • Israel
  • United States
234567191319682024

How they compare

Israel currently reports 5.82 against 5.47 in United States, a difference of 0.3547.

That makes Israel's figure about 1.1 times United States's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Israel has been ahead every year.

Israel ranks 31st and United States ranks 34th 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.