Gini Index around 1990
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.
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Key Insights
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 39.6value)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
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 ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zambia | 60.5value |
| 2 | Brazil | 60.5value |
| 3 | Guatemala | 59.6value |
| 4 | South Africa | 59.3value |
| 5 | Panama | 58.2value |
| 6 | Kenya | 57.5value |
| 7 | Honduras | 57.4value |
| 8 | Nicaragua | 57.4value |
| 9 | Chile | 57.3value |
| 10 | Lesotho | 56.0value |
| 11 | Mexico | 54.3value |
| 12 | Senegal | 54.1value |
| 13 | El Salvador | 54.0value |
| 14 | Colombia | 51.5value |
| 15 | Ecuador | 50.5value |
| 16 | Dominican Republic | 50.5value |
| 17 | Mali | 50.4value |
| 18 | Mauritania | 50.1value |
| 19 | Russian Federation | 48.4value |
| 20 | Burkina Faso | 48.1value |
| 21 | Guinea | 46.8value |
| 22 | Argentina | 46.8value |
| 23 | Malaysia | 46.2value |
| 24 | Costa Rica | 45.3value |
| 25 | Thailand | 45.3value |
| 26 | Madagascar | 45.3value |
| 27 | Nigeria | 45.0value |
| 28 | Ethiopia | 44.6value |
| 29 | Uganda | 44.4value |
| 30 | Philippines | 43.8value |
| 31 | Guinea-Bissau | 43.6value |
| 32 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 43.6value |
| 33 | Türkiye | 43.5value |
| 34 | Jordan | 43.4value |
| 35 | Uruguay | 42.4value |
| 36 | Bolivia | 42.0value |
| 37 | Paraguay | 40.8value |
| 38 | Tunisia | 40.2value |
| 39 | Algeria | 40.2value |
| 40 | Estonia | 39.5value |
| 41 | Morocco | 39.2value |
| 42 | Portugal | 38.7value |
| 43 | United States of America | 38.2value |
| 44 | Cote d'Ivoire | 36.9value |
| 45 | Niger | 36.1value |
| 46 | Ghana | 36.0value |
| 47 | Vietnam | 35.7value |
| 48 | Israel | 35.5value |
| 49 | United Republic of Tanzania | 35.3value |
| 50 | People's Republic of China | 34.9value |
| 51 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 34.3value |
| 52 | United Kingdom | 33.9value |
| 53 | Lithuania | 33.6value |
| 54 | Burundi | 33.3value |
| 55 | Pakistan | 33.3value |
| 56 | Mongolia | 33.2value |
| 57 | Australia | 33.2value |
| 58 | Sri Lanka | 32.5value |
| 59 | Indonesia | 32.0value |
| 60 | Egypt | 32.0value |
| 61 | Canada | 31.0value |
| 62 | Bulgaria | 30.7value |
| 63 | New Zealand | 30.2value |
| 64 | Ukraine | 29.7value |
| 65 | India | 29.7value |
| 66 | Italy | 29.3value |
| 67 | Germany | 29.2value |
| 68 | Slovenia | 29.2value |
| 69 | Rwanda | 28.9value |
| 70 | Bangladesh | 28.9value |
| 71 | Netherlands | 28.4value |
| 72 | France | 28.3value |
| 73 | Spain | 27.8value |
| 74 | Latvia | 27.0value |
| 75 | Poland | 26.9value |
| 76 | Czech Republic | 26.6value |
| 77 | Hungary | 25.1value |
| 78 | Denmark | 23.8value |
| 79 | Sweden | 23.7value |
| 80 | Romania | 23.3value |
| 81 | Croatia | 22.8value |
| 82 | Norway | 21.7value |
| 83 | Finland | 20.8value |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2015).
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