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Income share held by third 20%

Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024.

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Key Insights

Global Average
16.1%
Median: 16.4%
Countries Covered
114
with available data
Highest
Slovakia
19.3%
Lowest
South Africa
10.8%
Top 5 Countries
1Slovakia19.3%
2Romania18.4%
3Netherlands18.3%
4Czech Republic18.1%
5Belarus18.0%
By Region
Europe17.3%(30 countries)
Oceania16.5%(1 countries)
Asia16.2%(16 countries)
Other15.8%(51 countries)
North America15.1%(4 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (10.8%)High (19.3%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 16.1%)

Europe (30)
Oceania (1)
Asia (16)
Other (51)
North America (4)
Africa (5)
South America (7)

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 World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Slovakia19.3%
2Romania18.4%
3Netherlands18.3%
4Czech Republic18.1%
5Belarus18.0%
6Norway18.0%
7Slovenia18.0%
8Belgium18.0%
9Kiribati17.9%
10Syrian Arab Republic17.9%
11Croatia17.8%
12Sweden17.8%
13Poland17.7%
14Finland17.6%
15Japan17.6%
16Tonga17.6%
17Ukraine17.6%
18Bhutan17.6%
19India17.5%
20Armenia17.5%
21Austria17.5%
22Serbia17.4%
23Moldova, Republic of17.3%
24Spain17.3%
25Albania17.3%
26Canada17.2%
27France17.2%
28Kyrgyzstan17.2%
29Montenegro17.2%
30Bosnia and Herzegovina17.2%
31Ireland17.1%
32Malta17.1%
33Germany17.0%
34Italy17.0%
35Luxembourg17.0%
36Nepal17.0%
37United Kingdom17.0%
38Greece16.9%
39Iraq16.9%
40South Korea16.9%
41Egypt16.9%
42Denmark16.8%
43Ethiopia16.8%
44Mongolia16.8%
45Comoros16.7%
46Estonia16.7%
47Uzbekistan16.7%
48Israel16.6%
49Switzerland16.6%
50Cyprus16.5%
51Georgia16.5%
52Latvia16.5%
53Portugal16.5%
54Russian Federation16.5%
55Australia16.5%
56Bangladesh16.5%
57Nigeria16.4%
58Tunisia16.4%
59Kazakhstan16.3%
60Lebanon16.2%
61Lithuania16.2%
62Guinea-Bissau16.2%
63Thailand16.2%
64Benin16.1%
65State of Palestine16.1%
66Vietnam16.1%
67Islamic Republic of Iran16.0%
68Pakistan16.0%
69Tajikistan16.0%
70Chad15.9%
71Niger15.9%
72People's Republic of China15.7%
73Cote d'Ivoire15.7%
74Lao People's Democratic Republic15.7%
75Senegal15.6%
76Madagascar15.5%
77Bulgaria15.4%
78Dominican Republic15.4%
79El Salvador15.4%
80Indonesia15.4%
81Mali15.4%
82Peru15.4%
83Togo15.4%
84Burundi15.3%
85Jamaica15.3%
86Suriname15.3%
87Uruguay15.3%
88Equatorial Guinea15.2%
89Republic of The Gambia15.2%
90Bolivia15.2%
91United States of America15.1%
92Burkina Faso15.1%
93Malaysia15.0%
94Argentina14.8%
95Cameroon14.7%
96Kenya14.6%
97Philippines14.6%
98Honduras14.5%
99Ecuador14.4%
100Rwanda14.4%
101Mexico14.3%
102Türkiye14.2%
103Central African Republic14.1%
104Paraguay14.1%
105Chile14.0%
106Guatemala14.0%
107Costa Rica13.8%
108Democratic Republic of the Congo13.7%
109Panama13.0%
110Brazil12.8%
111Mozambique12.5%
112Zambia11.9%
113Colombia11.5%
114South Africa10.8%
Showing 114 of 114 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2026).

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