Latvia vs Lithuania: Palma ratio (before tax)

Latvia
3.21
in 2022
Lithuania
3.11
in 2022
Latvia rank
80th
Lithuania rank
83rd

Palma ratio (before tax) over time

  • Latvia
  • Lithuania
1234198820052022

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 3.21 against 3.11 in Lithuania, a difference of 0.105.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Lithuania ahead.

Latvia ranks 80th and Lithuania ranks 83rd 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.