Gini inequality index - Country rankings

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Gini income inequality index, 2021:

The average for 2021 based on 68 countries was 35.35 index points. The highest value was in Colombia: 55.1 index points and the lowest value was in Slovakia: 24.1 index points. The indicator is available from 1963 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: index points; Source: The World Bank
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Countries Gini inequality index, 2021 Global rank Available data
Colombia 55.1 1 1980 - 2022
Brazil 52.9 2 1981 - 2022
Panama 50.9 3 1979 - 2023
Costa Rica 48.7 4 1981 - 2022
Ecuador 45.8 5 1987 - 2022
Turkey 44.4 6 2017 - 2021
C.A. Republic 43 7 1992 - 2021
Paraguay 42.9 8 1990 - 2022
Argentina 42.4 9 1980 - 2022
Cameroon 42.2 10 1996 - 2021
Bolivia 40.9 11 1990 - 2021
Uruguay 40.8 12 1981 - 2022
Malaysia 40.7 13 1984 - 2021
Philippines 40.7 14 2000 - 2021
Jamaica 40.2 15 1988 - 2021
Peru 40.1 16 1997 - 2022
USA 39.8 17 1963 - 2021
Bulgaria 39 18 2006 - 2021
El Salvador 39 19 1991 - 2022
Kenya 38.7 20 1992 - 2021
Domin. Rep. 38.5 21 1986 - 2022
Indonesia 37.9 22 1984 - 2023
Israel 37.9 23 1979 - 2021
Togo 37.9 24 2006 - 2021
Burkina Faso 37.4 25 1994 - 2021
Lithuania 36.7 26 2004 - 2021
Senegal 36.2 27 1991 - 2021
Mali 35.7 28 1994 - 2021
Iran 35.5 29 1986 - 2022
Ivory Coast 35.3 30 1985 - 2021
Thailand 34.9 31 1981 - 2021
Italy 34.8 32 1977 - 2021
Portugal 34.6 33 2003 - 2021
Benin 34.4 34 2003 - 2021
Latvia 34.3 35 2004 - 2021
Montenegro 34.3 36 2012 - 2021
Georgia 34.2 37 1996 - 2021
Romania 33.9 38 2006 - 2021
Spain 33.9 39 1980 - 2021
Tunisia 33.7 40 1985 - 2021
G.-Bissau 33.4 41 1993 - 2021
Serbia 33.1 42 2012 - 2021
Greece 32.9 43 1995 - 2021
Niger 32.9 44 1992 - 2021
India 32.8 45 1977 - 2021
Luxembourg 32.7 46 1985 - 2021
UK 32.4 47 1968 - 2021
Estonia 31.8 48 2003 - 2021
France 31.5 49 1970 - 2021
Cyprus 31.3 50 2004 - 2021
Austria 30.7 51 1994 - 2021
Ireland 30.1 52 1987 - 2021
Sweden 29.8 53 1975 - 2021
Hungary 29.2 54 2004 - 2021
Kazakhstan 29.2 55 1996 - 2021
Croatia 28.9 56 2009 - 2021
Kyrgyzstan 28.8 57 2000 - 2021
Poland 28.5 58 2004 - 2021
Denmark 28.3 59 1987 - 2021
Armenia 27.9 60 1999 - 2022
Finland 27.7 61 1987 - 2021
Tonga 27.1 62 2000 - 2021
Belgium 26.6 63 1985 - 2021
Czechia 26.2 64 1992 - 2021
Moldova 25.7 65 1997 - 2021
Netherlands 25.7 66 1983 - 2021
Slovenia 24.3 67 2004 - 2021
Slovakia 24.1 68 2004 - 2021



Definition: 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 the Lorenz curve and a hypothetical line of absolute equality, expressed as a percentage of the maximum area under the line. Thus a Gini index of 0 represents perfect equality, while an index of 100 implies perfect inequality.

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1. Colombia
2. Brazil
3. Panama
4. Costa Rica
5. Ecuador
6. Turkey
7. C.A. Republic
8. Paraguay
9. Argentina
10. Cameroon
11. Bolivia
12. Uruguay
13. Malaysia
14. Philippines
15. Jamaica
16. Peru
17. USA
18. Bulgaria
19. El Salvador
20. Kenya
21. Domin. Rep.
22. Indonesia
23. Israel
24. Togo
25. Burkina Faso
26. Lithuania
27. Senegal
28. Mali
29. Iran
30. Ivory Coast
31. Thailand
32. Italy
33. Portugal
34. Benin
35. Latvia
36. Montenegro
37. Georgia
38. Romania
39. Spain
40. Tunisia
41. G.-Bissau
42. Serbia
43. Greece
44. Niger
45. India
46. Luxembourg
47. UK
48. Estonia
49. France
50. Cyprus
51. Austria
52. Ireland
53. Sweden
54. Hungary
55. Kazakhstan
56. Croatia
57. Kyrgyzstan
58. Poland
59. Denmark
60. Armenia
61. Finland
62. Tonga
63. Belgium
64. Czechia
65. Moldova
66. Netherlands
67. Slovenia
68. Slovakia
55.10
52.90
50.90
48.70
45.80
44.40
43.00
42.90
42.40
42.20
40.90
40.80
40.70
40.70
40.20
40.10
39.80
39.00
39.00
38.70
38.50
37.90
37.90
37.90
37.40
36.70
36.20
35.70
35.50
35.30
34.90
34.80
34.60
34.40
34.30
34.30
34.20
33.90
33.90
33.70
33.40
33.10
32.90
32.90
32.80
32.70
32.40
31.80
31.50
31.30
30.70
30.10
29.80
29.20
29.20
28.90
28.80
28.50
28.30
27.90
27.70
27.10
26.60
26.20
25.70
25.70
24.30
24.10
0
13.8
27.6
41.3
55.1


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