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Baseline Gini series
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2017; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
0.5value
Median: 0.5value
Countries Covered
163
with available data
Highest
South Africa
0.7value
Lowest
Iceland
0.3value
Top 5 Countries
1South Africa0.7value
2Zambia0.6value
3Botswana0.6value
4Comoros0.6value
5Rwanda0.6value
By Region
Africa0.6value(9 countries)
Other0.5value(84 countries)
Asia0.5value(27 countries)
South America0.5value(7 countries)
Oceania0.4value(2 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.3value)High (0.7value)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 0.5value)
Africa (9)
Other (84)
Asia (27)
South America (7)
Oceania (2)
North America (4)
Europe (30)
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 2017; 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 | South Africa | 0.7value |
| 2 | Zambia | 0.6value |
| 3 | Botswana | 0.6value |
| 4 | Comoros | 0.6value |
| 5 | Rwanda | 0.6value |
| 6 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.6value |
| 7 | Central African Republic | 0.6value |
| 8 | Republic of the Congo | 0.6value |
| 9 | Eswatini | 0.6value |
| 10 | Kenya | 0.6value |
| 11 | Cape Verde | 0.6value |
| 12 | Cameroon | 0.6value |
| 13 | Togo | 0.6value |
| 14 | Malawi | 0.6value |
| 15 | Mozambique | 0.6value |
| 16 | Benin | 0.6value |
| 17 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.6value |
| 18 | Gabon | 0.6value |
| 19 | Madagascar | 0.6value |
| 20 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.6value |
| 21 | Uganda | 0.6value |
| 22 | Morocco | 0.6value |
| 23 | Lesotho | 0.6value |
| 24 | Senegal | 0.6value |
| 25 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.6value |
| 26 | Republic of The Gambia | 0.6value |
| 27 | Zimbabwe | 0.6value |
| 28 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0.6value |
| 29 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 0.6value |
| 30 | Djibouti | 0.6value |
| 31 | Liberia | 0.6value |
| 32 | Mauritius | 0.6value |
| 33 | Tunisia | 0.6value |
| 34 | Burkina Faso | 0.6value |
| 35 | State of Palestine | 0.6value |
| 36 | Sierra Leone | 0.6value |
| 37 | Niger | 0.6value |
| 38 | Ghana | 0.6value |
| 39 | Burundi | 0.6value |
| 40 | Mali | 0.6value |
| 41 | Guinea | 0.6value |
| 42 | Chad | 0.6value |
| 43 | Ethiopia | 0.6value |
| 44 | Haiti | 0.6value |
| 45 | Mauritania | 0.6value |
| 46 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.6value |
| 47 | Namibia | 0.5value |
| 48 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.5value |
| 49 | Hong Kong | 0.5value |
| 50 | People's Republic of China | 0.5value |
| 51 | Angola | 0.5value |
| 52 | Indonesia | 0.5value |
| 53 | New Zealand | 0.5value |
| 54 | Egypt | 0.5value |
| 55 | Colombia | 0.5value |
| 56 | Iraq | 0.5value |
| 57 | Kuwait | 0.5value |
| 58 | Lebanon | 0.5value |
| 59 | Libya | 0.5value |
| 60 | Oman | 0.5value |
| 61 | Qatar | 0.5value |
| 62 | Saudi Arabia | 0.5value |
| 63 | United Arab Emirates | 0.5value |
| 64 | Yemen | 0.5value |
| 65 | Bahrain | 0.5value |
| 66 | Thailand | 0.5value |
| 67 | Jamaica | 0.5value |
| 68 | Jordan | 0.5value |
| 69 | Honduras | 0.5value |
| 70 | Panama | 0.5value |
| 71 | Algeria | 0.5value |
| 72 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.5value |
| 73 | Barbados | 0.5value |
| 74 | Georgia | 0.5value |
| 75 | Chile | 0.5value |
| 76 | Cambodia | 0.5value |
| 77 | Nigeria | 0.5value |
| 78 | Costa Rica | 0.5value |
| 79 | Bolivia | 0.5value |
| 80 | Mongolia | 0.5value |
| 81 | Mexico | 0.5value |
| 82 | Guatemala | 0.5value |
| 83 | Philippines | 0.5value |
| 84 | Cuba | 0.5value |
| 85 | Dominica | 0.5value |
| 86 | Puerto Rico | 0.5value |
| 87 | Malaysia | 0.5value |
| 88 | Uzbekistan | 0.5value |
| 89 | Paraguay | 0.5value |
| 90 | Türkiye | 0.5value |
| 91 | Albania | 0.5value |
| 92 | Nicaragua | 0.5value |
| 93 | Ecuador | 0.5value |
| 94 | Azerbaijan | 0.4value |
| 95 | North Korea | 0.4value |
| 96 | Brazil | 0.4value |
| 97 | Armenia | 0.4value |
| 98 | India | 0.4value |
| 99 | Moldova, Republic of | 0.4value |
| 100 | Tajikistan | 0.4value |
| 101 | Kazakhstan | 0.4value |
| 102 | Dominican Republic | 0.4value |
| 103 | Vietnam | 0.4value |
| 104 | Seychelles | 0.4value |
| 105 | Peru | 0.4value |
| 106 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.4value |
| 107 | Myanmar | 0.4value |
| 108 | Belarus | 0.4value |
| 109 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.4value |
| 110 | Venezuela | 0.4value |
| 111 | Bangladesh | 0.4value |
| 112 | Pakistan | 0.4value |
| 113 | Saint Lucia | 0.4value |
| 114 | Ukraine | 0.4value |
| 115 | Argentina | 0.4value |
| 116 | El Salvador | 0.4value |
| 117 | Uruguay | 0.4value |
| 118 | Israel | 0.4value |
| 119 | United States of America | 0.4value |
| 120 | Sri Lanka | 0.4value |
| 121 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 0.4value |
| 122 | Singapore | 0.4value |
| 123 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.4value |
| 124 | Turkmenistan | 0.4value |
| 125 | Nepal | 0.4value |
| 126 | Afghanistan | 0.4value |
| 127 | Bulgaria | 0.4value |
| 128 | Romania | 0.4value |
| 129 | Spain | 0.4value |
| 130 | Portugal | 0.4value |
| 131 | Montenegro | 0.4value |
| 132 | Serbia | 0.4value |
| 133 | Greece | 0.4value |
| 134 | Latvia | 0.4value |
| 135 | Cyprus | 0.4value |
| 136 | Estonia | 0.4value |
| 137 | Lithuania | 0.4value |
| 138 | Italy | 0.3value |
| 139 | Australia | 0.3value |
| 140 | Canada | 0.3value |
| 141 | United Kingdom | 0.3value |
| 142 | Russian Federation | 0.3value |
| 143 | Ireland | 0.3value |
| 144 | Poland | 0.3value |
| 145 | South Korea | 0.3value |
| 146 | France | 0.3value |
| 147 | Taiwan, Province of China | 0.3value |
| 148 | Luxembourg | 0.3value |
| 149 | Croatia | 0.3value |
| 150 | Germany | 0.3value |
| 151 | Switzerland | 0.3value |
| 152 | Japan | 0.3value |
| 153 | Hungary | 0.3value |
| 154 | Austria | 0.3value |
| 155 | Denmark | 0.3value |
| 156 | Malta | 0.3value |
| 157 | Netherlands | 0.3value |
| 158 | Sweden | 0.3value |
| 159 | Belgium | 0.3value |
| 160 | Finland | 0.3value |
| 161 | Norway | 0.3value |
| 162 | Slovenia | 0.3value |
| 163 | Iceland | 0.3value |
Showing 163 of 163 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2017).
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