economic2015

Gini coefficient, equivalized income after tax and transfers

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2015; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data18 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
31.2value
Median: 30.3value
Countries Covered
18
with available data
Highest
India
47.9value
Lowest
Iceland
23.6value
Top 5 Countries
1India47.9value
2United States of America37.7value
3New Zealand35.0value
4Italy35.0value
5Spain34.6value
By Region
Asia36.7value(2 countries)
North America34.4value(2 countries)
Oceania33.7value(2 countries)
Europe29.4value(12 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (23.6value)High (47.9value)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 31.2value)

Asia (2)
North America (2)
Oceania (2)
Europe (12)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2015; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1India47.9value
2United States of America37.7value
3New Zealand35.0value
4Italy35.0value
5Spain34.6value
6Portugal34.0value
7Sweden33.0value
8Australia32.3value
9Canada31.1value
10Switzerland29.5value
11Germany28.8value
12France28.7value
13Netherlands28.6value
14Norway27.1value
15Japan25.4value
16Finland25.2value
17Denmark24.9value
18Iceland23.6value
Showing 18 of 18 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2015).

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