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economic2024

Gini coefficient (before tax)

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data•153 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
0.6value
Median: 0.6value
Countries Covered
153
with available data
Highest
Iraq
0.8value
Lowest
Slovakia
0.4value
Top 5 Countries
1Iraq0.8value
2Colombia0.7value
3South Africa0.7value
4Namibia0.7value
5Botswana0.7value
By Region
South America0.7value(7 countries)
Africa0.6value(9 countries)
North America0.6value(3 countries)
Asia0.6value(27 countries)
Other0.6value(74 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.4value)High (0.8value)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 0.6value)

South America (7)
Africa (9)
North America (3)
Asia (27)
Other (74)
Oceania (2)
Europe (31)

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 2024; 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 ↕
1Iraq0.8value
2Colombia0.7value
3South Africa0.7value
4Namibia0.7value
5Botswana0.7value
6Mexico0.7value
7Chile0.7value
8Eswatini0.7value
9Brazil0.7value
10Peru0.7value
11Yemen0.7value
12Angola0.7value
13Zimbabwe0.7value
14Mozambique0.7value
15Zambia0.7value
16Oman0.7value
17Qatar0.7value
18Bahrain0.7value
19Republic of the Congo0.7value
20Syrian Arab Republic0.7value
21Costa Rica0.7value
22Thailand0.6value
23Saudi Arabia0.6value
24India0.6value
25Democratic Republic of the Congo0.6value
26State of Palestine0.6value
27Uganda0.6value
28Tunisia0.6value
29Türkiye0.6value
30Lebanon0.6value
31Comoros0.6value
32Lesotho0.6value
33South Sudan0.6value
34Central African Republic0.6value
35Ecuador0.6value
36United Republic of Tanzania0.6value
37Rwanda0.6value
38Taiwan, Province of China0.6value
39Ghana0.6value
40Sao Tome and Principe0.6value
41Cape Verde0.6value
42Dominican Republic0.6value
43Lao People's Democratic Republic0.6value
44Djibouti0.6value
45Cameroon0.6value
46United Arab Emirates0.6value
47Israel0.6value
48Indonesia0.6value
49Turkmenistan0.6value
50El Salvador0.6value
51Kenya0.6value
52Georgia0.6value
53Hong Kong0.6value
54Sri Lanka0.6value
55Jordan0.6value
56Malawi0.6value
57Papua New Guinea0.6value
58United States of America0.6value
59Republic of The Gambia0.6value
60Morocco0.6value
61Cambodia0.6value
62Algeria0.6value
63Burkina Faso0.6value
64Egypt0.6value
65Burundi0.6value
66Togo0.6value
67Mauritius0.6value
68Equatorial Guinea0.6value
69Argentina0.6value
70Madagascar0.6value
71Philippines0.6value
72Chad0.6value
73Sierra Leone0.6value
74Uzbekistan0.6value
75Senegal0.6value
76Vietnam0.6value
77Mali0.6value
78Mongolia0.6value
79Gabon0.6value
80Uruguay0.6value
81Azerbaijan0.6value
82Cote d'Ivoire0.6value
83Sudan0.6value
84People's Republic of China0.6value
85Armenia0.6value
86Kuwait0.6value
87Niger0.6value
88Bulgaria0.6value
89Bhutan0.5value
90Liberia0.5value
91Benin0.5value
92Myanmar0.5value
93Singapore0.5value
94Estonia0.5value
95Nepal0.5value
96Romania0.5value
97Islamic Republic of Iran0.5value
98Russian Federation0.5value
99Nigeria0.5value
100Kyrgyzstan0.5value
101Guinea-Bissau0.5value
102Kazakhstan0.5value
103Pakistan0.5value
104Bangladesh0.5value
105Timor-Leste0.5value
106Tajikistan0.5value
107Mauritania0.5value
108Ethiopia0.5value
109Serbia0.5value
110Afghanistan0.5value
111Japan0.5value
112Montenegro0.5value
113Maldives0.5value
114Seychelles0.5value
115Canada0.5value
116South Korea0.5value
117Lithuania0.5value
118Guinea0.5value
119Moldova, Republic of0.5value
120Latvia0.5value
121Australia0.5value
122Albania0.5value
123Germany0.5value
124Poland0.5value
125Bosnia and Herzegovina0.5value
126Malaysia0.5value
127Ireland0.5value
128Brunei Darussalam0.5value
129Croatia0.5value
130Malta0.5value
131United Kingdom0.5value
132Portugal0.5value
133New Zealand0.5value
134Luxembourg0.5value
135France0.5value
136Greece0.5value
137Belgium0.5value
138Cyprus0.4value
139Spain0.4value
140Denmark0.4value
141The Republic of North Macedonia0.4value
142Italy0.4value
143Finland0.4value
144Hungary0.4value
145Netherlands0.4value
146Switzerland0.4value
147Austria0.4value
148Slovenia0.4value
149Norway0.4value
150Sweden0.4value
151Iceland0.4value
152Czech Republic0.4value
153Slovakia0.4value
Showing 153 of 153 countries

Topics

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).

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