Gini index of income inequality

93 countries, 2018. Unit: index.

First in the ranking
24.6
Median country
35.3
half above, half below
Range
24.6 to 53.9
Slovenia - Brazil

How to read it

Across 93 countries worldwide, the highest value is in Brazil (53.9) and the lowest in Slovenia (24.6).

The median country is at 35.3: 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 Continent Share of the highest value
1Slovenia24.6Europe
2Czechia25.0Europe
3Slovakia25.0Europe
4Belarus25.2Europe
5Moldova25.7Europe
6Ukraine26.1Europe
7United Arab Emirates26.4Asia
8Iceland26.6Europe
9Belgium27.2Europe
10Finland27.3Europe
11Norway27.6Europe
12Kyrgyzstan27.7Asia
13Kazakhstan27.8Asia
14Netherlands28.1Europe
15Denmark28.2Europe
16Malta28.7Europe
17Guinea29.6Africa
18Pakistan29.6Asia
19Croatia29.7Europe
20Sweden30.0Europe
21Albania30.1Europe
22Poland30.2Europe
23Estonia30.3Europe
24Ireland30.6Europe
25Austria30.8Europe
26Germany31.9Europe
27Seychelles32.1Africa
28France32.4Europe
29Canada32.5North America
30Cyprus32.7Asia
31Mongolia32.7Asia
32Greece32.9Europe
33Japan32.9Asia
34North Macedonia33.0Europe
35Switzerland33.1Europe
36Portugal33.5Europe
37United Kingdom33.7Europe
38South Korea33.7Asia
39Australia34.3Oceania
40Armenia34.4Asia
41Spain34.7Europe
42Guinea-Bissau34.8Africa
43Serbia35.0Europe
44Latvia35.1Europe
45Nigeria35.1Africa
46Italy35.2Europe
47Jamaica35.3North America
48Russia35.3Europe
49Luxembourg35.4Europe
50Lithuania35.7Europe
51Sierra Leone35.7Africa
52Vietnam35.7Asia
53Romania35.8Europe
54Mali36.0Africa
55Indonesia36.3Asia
56Georgia36.4Asia
57Thailand36.4Asia
58Montenegro36.8Europe
59Côte d'Ivoire37.2Africa
60Niger37.3Africa
61Iran37.4Asia
62Chad37.5Africa
63Benin37.9Africa
64Senegal38.3Africa
65China38.5Asia
66Israel38.6Asia
67El Salvador38.6North America
68Laos38.8Asia
69Uruguay39.7South America
70Belize39.9North America
71Tanzania40.5Africa
72Malaysia41.2Asia
73Bulgaria41.3Europe
74Argentina41.7South America
75United States41.8North America
76Philippines42.3Asia
77Peru42.4South America
78Türkiye42.4Asia
79Togo42.5Africa
80Bolivia42.6South America
81Burkina Faso43.0Africa
82Dominican Republic43.7North America
83Grenada43.8North America
84Kosovo44.6Europe
85Ecuador45.4South America
86Mexico46.0North America
87Paraguay46.0South America
88Costa Rica48.0North America
89Honduras48.9North America
90Panama49.2North America
91Angola51.3Africa
92Colombia51.6South America
93Brazil53.9South America
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Biggest changes, 2008-2018

% change · 70 countries

Largest increase

  1. Serbia 27.6 → 35.0 +27%
  2. Bulgaria 33.6 → 41.3 +23%
  3. Montenegro 30.5 → 36.8 +21%
  4. Angola 42.7 → 51.3 +20%
  5. Armenia 29.2 → 34.4 +18%

Largest decrease

  1. North Macedonia 46.1 → 33.0 −28%
  2. Moldova 34.7 → 25.7 −26%
  3. El Salvador 46.9 → 38.6 −18%
  4. Iceland 31.8 → 26.6 −16%
  5. Bolivia 50.8 → 42.6 −16%

Continents over time

median country of each continent

Income inequality - continent medians

Asia Europe South America

30 40 50 60 2002 Asia: 37 Europe: 31.85 South America: 54.9 2006 Asia: 36.9 Europe: 30.3 South America: 50.3 2009 Asia: 35.3 Europe: 31.45 South America: 48.5 2010 Asia: 33.1 Europe: 31.25 South America: 47.15 2011 Asia: 34.15 Europe: 31.25 South America: 46.1 2012 Asia: 35.8 Europe: 31.6 South America: 46.35 2014 Asia: 34.8 Europe: 31.9 South America: 46.4 2015 Asia: 36 Europe: 31.8 South America: 46.35 2016 Asia: 35.2 Europe: 31.2 South America: 45.1 2018 Asia: 36 Europe: 30.7 South America: 44 2022 Asia: 32.5 Europe: 32.3 South America: 42.2 2002 2011 2014 2022

By continent

median country
Africa 37.3
Asia 36.0
Europe 30.7
North America 43.7
South America 44.0
Oceania 34.3

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