economic2025

Income share held by lowest 20% — series 2

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.

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Key Insights

Global Average
7.0%
Median: 7.1%
Countries Covered
170
with available data
Highest
Azerbaijan
10.8%
Lowest
Namibia
2.8%
Top 5 Countries
1Azerbaijan10.8%
2India10.4%
3Belarus10.3%
4Kiribati10.2%
5Slovenia10.0%
By Region
Europe8.1%(32 countries)
Asia7.6%(21 countries)
Oceania7.2%(1 countries)
Other6.8%(96 countries)
Africa6.8%(9 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (2.8%)High (10.8%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 7.0%)

Europe (32)
Asia (21)
Oceania (1)
Other (96)
Africa (9)
North America (4)
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 country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. 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
1Azerbaijan10.8%
2India10.4%
3Belarus10.3%
4Kiribati10.2%
5Slovenia10.0%
6Ukraine10.0%
7Moldova, Republic of9.9%
8Kazakhstan9.8%
9Egypt9.7%
10Kyrgyzstan9.6%
11Armenia9.6%
12Czech Republic9.5%
13Iceland9.4%
14Netherlands9.4%
15Timor-Leste9.4%
16Algeria9.4%
17Syrian Arab Republic9.3%
18Tonga9.3%
19Finland9.2%
20Ireland9.2%
21Denmark9.1%
22Norway9.1%
23Slovakia9.1%
24Belgium9.1%
25Myanmar8.9%
26Iraq8.9%
27Maldives8.9%
28Comoros8.8%
29Bangladesh8.8%
30Bhutan8.8%
31Nepal8.7%
32Niger8.7%
33Cyprus8.6%
34Poland8.6%
35Guinea8.5%
36Fiji8.4%
37Albania8.4%
38Ethiopia8.3%
39Estonia8.3%
40Indonesia8.3%
41Jordan8.2%
42Mongolia8.2%
43Pakistan8.2%
44United Arab Emirates8.2%
45Bosnia and Herzegovina8.2%
46Nauru8.0%
47Hungary7.9%
48Lao People's Democratic Republic7.9%
49Guinea-Bissau7.9%
50Sierra Leone7.9%
51Sweden7.9%
52Thailand7.9%
53Croatia7.8%
54Mauritania7.8%
55Sudan7.8%
56Canada7.7%
57France7.7%
58Russian Federation7.7%
59Tunisia7.7%
60Austria7.7%
61Benin7.6%
62Cote d'Ivoire7.6%
63Mali7.6%
64Malta7.6%
65Vanuatu7.6%
66United Kingdom7.6%
67Nigeria7.5%
68Sri Lanka7.4%
69South Korea7.4%
70Portugal7.4%
71Rwanda7.4%
72Switzerland7.4%
73People's Republic of China7.3%
74Georgia7.3%
75Senegal7.3%
76Burkina Faso7.3%
77Yemen7.3%
78Greece7.2%
79Latvia7.2%
80Liberia7.2%
81Madagascar7.2%
82Mauritius7.2%
83Marshall Islands7.2%
84Australia7.2%
85Burundi7.1%
86Kenya7.1%
87Luxembourg7.1%
88Seychelles7.1%
89Tajikistan7.1%
90Islamic Republic of Iran7.0%
91Malawi7.0%
92Romania7.0%
93Uzbekistan7.0%
94Solomon Islands7.0%
95Chad6.9%
96Germany6.9%
97Philippines6.9%
98Serbia6.9%
99United Republic of Tanzania6.9%
100Barbados6.9%
101Japan6.8%
102Lebanon6.8%
103Vietnam6.8%
104Togo6.8%
105Samoa6.8%
106Morocco6.7%
107Republic of The Gambia6.6%
108State of Palestine6.6%
109Italy6.6%
110Tuvalu6.6%
111Lithuania6.5%
112Qatar6.5%
113Spain6.5%
114Equatorial Guinea6.4%
115Sao Tome and Principe6.4%
116Montenegro6.2%
117Dominican Republic6.1%
118Turkmenistan6.1%
119Uganda6.1%
120Bulgaria6.0%
121Gabon6.0%
122Malaysia5.9%
123Suriname5.9%
124Chile5.8%
125The Republic of North Macedonia5.8%
126Belize5.8%
127Cape Verde5.7%
128Jamaica5.7%
129Uruguay5.7%
130Central African Republic5.6%
131El Salvador5.6%
132Mexico5.6%
133Peru5.6%
134Democratic Republic of the Congo5.5%
135Grenada5.5%
136Haiti5.5%
137Micronesia, Federated States of5.5%
138Saint Lucia5.5%
139Trinidad and Tobago5.5%
140Türkiye5.5%
141Cameroon5.4%
142Djibouti5.4%
143Bolivia5.4%
144Paraguay5.3%
145Israel5.2%
146Nicaragua5.1%
147Papua New Guinea5.1%
148United States of America5.1%
149Argentina5.1%
150South Sudan4.9%
151Ecuador4.8%
152Zimbabwe4.8%
153Costa Rica4.7%
154Ghana4.7%
155Mozambique4.7%
156Guatemala4.6%
157Lesotho4.6%
158Guyana4.3%
159Venezuela4.3%
160Republic of the Congo4.2%
161Zambia3.9%
162Brazil3.9%
163Angola3.8%
164Honduras3.7%
165South Africa3.7%
166Eswatini3.7%
167Botswana3.7%
168Panama3.6%
169Colombia3.2%
170Namibia2.8%
Showing 170 of 170 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2025).

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