Lebanon vs Taiwan: Palma ratio (before tax)

Lebanon
7.46
in 2024
Taiwan
6.98
in 2017
Lebanon rank
19th
Taiwan rank
20th

Palma ratio (before tax) over time

  • Lebanon
  • Taiwan
02468198220032024

How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 7.46 against 6.98 in Taiwan, a difference of 0.473.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Taiwan ahead.

Lebanon ranks 19th 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
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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.