Statizoid

Malta vs New Zealand: Palma ratio (before tax)

Malta
2.71
in 2020
New Zealand
2.75
in 2022
Malta rank
91st
New Zealand rank
90th

Palma ratio (before tax) over time

  • Malta
  • New Zealand
24681012192119712022

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 2.75 against 2.71 in Malta, a difference of 0.0378.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Malta ahead.

Malta ranks 91st and New Zealand ranks 90th of 113 regions.

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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.