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Gini Index around 2015

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 Data83 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
38.6value
Median: 37.7value
Countries Covered
83
with available data
Highest
South Africa
63.0value
Lowest
Denmark
24.9value
Top 5 Countries
1South Africa63.0value
2Zambia57.1value
3Lesotho54.2value
4Brazil51.3value
5Colombia51.1value
By Region
South America46.4value(6 countries)
North America43.0value(4 countries)
Other42.1value(28 countries)
Africa40.9value(8 countries)
Asia38.3value(13 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (24.9value)High (63.0value)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 38.6value)

South America (6)
North America (4)
Other (28)
Africa (8)
Asia (13)
Oceania (2)
Europe (22)

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
1South Africa63.0value
2Zambia57.1value
3Lesotho54.2value
4Brazil51.3value
5Colombia51.1value
6Panama50.8value
7Guinea-Bissau50.7value
8Honduras49.6value
9People's Republic of China49.5value
10Costa Rica48.4value
11Guatemala48.3value
12Mexico48.3value
13Chile47.7value
14Paraguay47.6value
15Bolivia46.7value
16Nicaragua46.2value
17Ecuador46.0value
18Rwanda45.1value
19Dominican Republic44.7value
20Nigeria43.0value
21Türkiye42.9value
22Madagascar42.7value
23Argentina42.4value
24Ghana42.4value
25United States of America41.5value
26Cote d'Ivoire41.5value
27Israel41.4value
28Malaysia41.0value
29Uganda41.0value
30Indonesia41.0value
31Kenya40.8value
32El Salvador40.6value
33Senegal40.3value
34Uruguay40.2value
35Philippines40.1value
36Sri Lanka39.8value
37Morocco39.6value
38Ethiopia39.1value
39Islamic Republic of Iran38.8value
40Burundi38.6value
41United Republic of Tanzania37.8value
42Russian Federation37.7value
43Bulgaria37.4value
44Lithuania37.4value
45Lao People's Democratic Republic36.4value
46Thailand36.0value
47Romania35.9value
48Tunisia35.8value
49Burkina Faso35.3value
50Vietnam35.3value
51India35.2value
52New Zealand35.0value
53Italy35.0value
54Australia34.7value
55Spain34.6value
56Niger34.3value
57Latvia34.2value
58Canada34.0value
59Portugal34.0value
60United Kingdom34.0value
61Guinea33.7value
62Jordan33.7value
63Pakistan33.5value
64Mali33.0value
65Sweden33.0value
66Estonia32.7value
67Mauritania32.6value
68Bangladesh32.4value
69Mongolia32.4value
70Egypt31.8value
71Poland31.8value
72Germany31.7value
73Croatia31.1value
74Hungary30.4value
75France28.7value
76Netherlands28.6value
77Algeria27.6value
78Norway27.1value
79Czech Republic25.9value
80Ukraine25.5value
81Slovenia25.4value
82Finland25.2value
83Denmark24.9value
Showing 83 of 83 countries

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Data Source

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

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