Romania vs Singapore: Palma ratio (before tax)

Romania
4.22
in 2022
Singapore
4.14
in 2014
Romania rank
58th
Singapore rank
61st

Palma ratio (before tax) over time

  • Romania
  • Singapore
12345194719842022

How they compare

Romania currently reports 4.22 against 4.14 in Singapore, a difference of 0.0746.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Singapore ahead.

Romania ranks 58th and Singapore ranks 61st 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.