Zambia vs Zimbabwe: Palma ratio (before tax)

Zambia
10.36
in 2022
Zimbabwe
10.09
in 2019
Zambia rank
10th
Zimbabwe rank
11th

Palma ratio (before tax) over time

  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe
5101520191719692022

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 10.36 against 10.09 in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.2612.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1929 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Zambia ranks 10th and Zimbabwe ranks 11th 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.