Gini index of income inequality in Africa

15 countries in Africa, 2018. Unit: index. World ranking →

First in the ranking
29.6
Guinea
Median country
37.3
half above, half below
Range
29.6 to 51.3
Guinea - Angola

How to read it

Across 15 countries in Africa, the highest value is in Angola (51.3) and the lowest in Guinea (29.6).

The median country is at 37.3: half are above, half below.

Gini index measures the extent to which the distribution of income (or, in some cases, consumption expenditure) among individuals or households within an economy deviates from a perfectly equal distribution. A Lorenz curve plots the cumulative percentages of total income received against the cumulative number of recipients, starting with the poorest individual or household. The Gini index measures the area between…

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Source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank… · via World Bank WDI (SI.POV.GINI) · licence

Income inequality over time

Ranking of countries

2018
In chart Share of the highest value
1Guinea29.6
2Seychelles32.1
3Guinea-Bissau34.8
4Nigeria35.1
5Sierra Leone35.7
6Mali36.0
7Côte d'Ivoire37.2
8Niger37.3
9Chad37.5
10Benin37.9
11Senegal38.3
12Tanzania40.5
13Togo42.5
14Burkina Faso43.0
15Angola51.3
World Bank, WDI · SI.POV.GINI · 2018 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

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