Gini inequality index - Country rankings

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Gini income inequality index, 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 72 countries was 35.4 index points. The highest value was in Colombia: 54.8 index points and the lowest value was in Slovakia: 24.1 index points. The indicator is available from 1963 to 2025. 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, 2022 Global rank Available data
Colombia 54.8 1 1980 - 2024
South Africa 54.1 2 1993 - 2022
Brazil 51.9 3 1981 - 2024
Zambia 51.5 4 1991 - 2022
Mozambique 49.6 5 1996 - 2022
Costa Rica 47.2 6 1981 - 2025
Ecuador 45.5 7 1987 - 2025
Paraguay 44.6 8 1990 - 2024
Turkey 44.5 9 1987 - 2023
Mexico 43.5 10 1984 - 2024
Chile 43.2 11 1987 - 2024
USA 41.7 12 1963 - 2024
Bolivia 41.2 13 1990 - 2024
Argentina 40.7 14 1980 - 2024
Uruguay 40.6 15 1981 - 2024
Peru 40.3 16 1985 - 2024
Tajikistan 39.5 17 1999 - 2024
Suriname 39.2 18 1999 - 2022
El Salvador 38.8 19 1989 - 2023
Eq. Guinea 38.5 20 2022 - 2022
Kenya 38.5 21 1992 - 2022
Israel 38.3 22 1979 - 2022
Bulgaria 38.2 23 1989 - 2023
Chad 37.4 24 2003 - 2022
Domin. Rep. 37 25 1986 - 2024
Lithuania 36.6 26 1993 - 2023
Portugal 36.3 27 2003 - 2023
Vietnam 36.1 28 1992 - 2022
China 36 29 1981 - 2022
Indonesia 35.5 30 1984 - 2025
Lebanon 35.5 31 2011 - 2022
Iran 34.8 32 1986 - 2023
Malta 34.6 33 2006 - 2023
Thailand 34.3 34 1981 - 2024
Luxembourg 34.1 35 1985 - 2023
Nigeria 33.9 36 1985 - 2022
Russia 33.9 37 1993 - 2023
Switzerland 33.8 38 1982 - 2022
Germany 33.7 39 1991 - 2022
Italy 33.7 40 1977 - 2023
Latvia 33.7 41 1993 - 2023
Spain 33.6 42 1980 - 2023
Georgia 33.5 43 1996 - 2024
Greece 33.4 44 1995 - 2023
Serbia 32.8 45 2002 - 2023
Estonia 32.3 46 1993 - 2023
Romania 32.3 47 1989 - 2023
Sweden 31.6 48 1975 - 2023
Canada 31.5 49 1971 - 2022
Cyprus 31.5 50 2004 - 2023
Mongolia 31.4 51 1995 - 2022
France 31.2 52 1970 - 2023
Uzbekistan 31.2 53 1998 - 2025
Austria 30.9 54 1994 - 2023
Bangladesh 30.9 55 1983 - 2022
Croatia 30 56 1988 - 2023
Nepal 30 57 1984 - 2022
Ireland 29.9 58 1987 - 2023
Denmark 29.3 59 1987 - 2023
Poland 28.9 60 1985 - 2023
Bhutan 28.5 61 2003 - 2022
Armenia 27.9 62 1996 - 2024
Finland 27.9 63 1987 - 2023
Norway 26.9 64 1979 - 2023
Belgium 26.4 65 1985 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan 26.4 66 1998 - 2024
Syria 26.4 67 1996 - 2022
Czechia 25.9 68 1992 - 2023
Moldova 25.9 69 1997 - 2023
India 25.5 70 1977 - 2022
Slovenia 24.3 71 1987 - 2023
Slovakia 24.1 72 1992 - 2023


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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. South Africa
3. Brazil
4. Zambia
5. Mozambique
6. Costa Rica
7. Ecuador
8. Paraguay
9. Turkey
10. Mexico
11. Chile
12. USA
13. Bolivia
14. Argentina
15. Uruguay
16. Peru
17. Tajikistan
18. Suriname
19. El Salvador
20. Eq. Guinea
21. Kenya
22. Israel
23. Bulgaria
24. Chad
25. Domin. Rep.
26. Lithuania
27. Portugal
28. Vietnam
29. China
30. Indonesia
31. Lebanon
32. Iran
33. Malta
34. Thailand
35. Luxembourg
36. Nigeria
37. Russia
38. Switzerland
39. Germany
40. Italy
41. Latvia
42. Spain
43. Georgia
44. Greece
45. Serbia
46. Estonia
47. Romania
48. Sweden
49. Canada
50. Cyprus
51. Mongolia
52. France
53. Uzbekistan
54. Austria
55. Bangladesh
56. Croatia
57. Nepal
58. Ireland
59. Denmark
60. Poland
61. Bhutan
62. Armenia
63. Finland
64. Norway
65. Belgium
66. Kyrgyzstan
67. Syria
68. Czechia
69. Moldova
70. India
71. Slovenia
72. Slovakia
54.80
54.10
51.90
51.50
49.60
47.20
45.50
44.60
44.50
43.50
43.20
41.70
41.20
40.70
40.60
40.30
39.50
39.20
38.80
38.50
38.50
38.30
38.20
37.40
37.00
36.60
36.30
36.10
36.00
35.50
35.50
34.80
34.60
34.30
34.10
33.90
33.90
33.80
33.70
33.70
33.70
33.60
33.50
33.40
32.80
32.30
32.30
31.60
31.50
31.50
31.40
31.20
31.20
30.90
30.90
30.00
30.00
29.90
29.30
28.90
28.50
27.90
27.90
26.90
26.40
26.40
26.40
25.90
25.90
25.50
24.30
24.10
0
13.7
27.4
41.1
54.8


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