economic2024

Gini coefficient (disposable income)

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 Data45 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
0.3value
Median: 0.3value
Countries Covered
45
with available data
Highest
South Africa
0.6value
Lowest
Slovakia
0.2value
Top 5 Countries
1South Africa0.6value
2People's Republic of China0.5value
3India0.5value
4Chile0.5value
5Costa Rica0.4value
By Region
Africa0.6value(1 countries)
South America0.4value(2 countries)
Other0.4value(3 countries)
Asia0.4value(5 countries)
North America0.4value(3 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.2value)High (0.6value)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 0.3value)

Africa (1)
South America (2)
Other (3)
Asia (5)
North America (3)
Oceania (2)
Europe (29)

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
1South Africa0.6value
2People's Republic of China0.5value
3India0.5value
4Chile0.5value
5Costa Rica0.4value
6Brazil0.4value
7Türkiye0.4value
8Mexico0.4value
9United States of America0.4value
10Bulgaria0.4value
11United Kingdom0.4value
12Lithuania0.3value
13Israel0.3value
14Latvia0.3value
15Japan0.3value
16Greece0.3value
17Italy0.3value
18Germany0.3value
19Russian Federation0.3value
20New Zealand0.3value
21Canada0.3value
22Australia0.3value
23Spain0.3value
24Portugal0.3value
25Switzerland0.3value
26South Korea0.3value
27Estonia0.3value
28France0.3value
29Luxembourg0.3value
30Netherlands0.3value
31Hungary0.3value
32Sweden0.3value
33Croatia0.3value
34Austria0.3value
35Ireland0.3value
36Romania0.3value
37Denmark0.3value
38Norway0.3value
39Finland0.3value
40Poland0.3value
41Belgium0.3value
42Iceland0.2value
43Slovenia0.2value
44Czech Republic0.2value
45Slovakia0.2value
Showing 45 of 45 countries

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Data Source

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

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