Gini index of income inequality in Asia

20 countries in Asia, 2018. Unit: index. World ranking →

First in the ranking
26.4
United Arab Emirates
Median country
36.0
half above, half below
Range
26.4 to 42.4
United Arab Emirates - Türkiye

How to read it

Across 20 countries in Asia, the highest value is in Türkiye (42.4) and the lowest in United Arab Emirates (26.4).

The median country is at 36.0: 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
1United Arab Emirates26.4
2Kyrgyzstan27.7
3Kazakhstan27.8
4Pakistan29.6
5Cyprus32.7
6Mongolia32.7
7Japan32.9
8South Korea33.7
9Armenia34.4
10Vietnam35.7
11Indonesia36.3
12Georgia36.4
13Thailand36.4
14Iran37.4
15China38.5
16Israel38.6
17Laos38.8
18Malaysia41.2
19Philippines42.3
20Türkiye42.4
World Bank, WDI · SI.POV.GINI · 2018 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

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