Contact Contacts
Labor

Gini index

A measure of income inequality: 0 is complete equality, 100 is maximum inequality.

Unit: index, 0–100 Period: 1963–2025 Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank)
Source: World Bank · About the indicator
Average: 36.3 index Countries: 171

The ranking uses the latest available value for each country — the year is shown in the row. The table spans 1992 to 2025.

Gini index, 1992–2025

Top-20 · index, 0–100

Gini index, 1992–20254045505560NamibiaNamibia: 59.1 index59.1BotswanaBotswana: 54.9 index54.9EswatiniEswatini: 54.6 index54.6ColombiaColombia: 54.4 index54.4South AfricaSouth Africa: 54.1 index54.1ZambiaZambia: 51.5 index51.5AngolaAngola: 51.3 index51.3BrazilBrazil: 50.3 index50.3ZimbabweZimbabwe: 50.3 index50.3PanamaPanama: 49.7 index49.7MozambiqueMozambique: 49.6 index49.6Republic of the CongoRepublic of the Congo: 48.9 index48.9NicaraguaNicaragua: 46.2 index46.2EcuadorEcuador: 45.9 index45.9HondurasHonduras: 45.7 index45.7Costa RicaCosta Rica: 45.5 index45.5GuatemalaGuatemala: 45.2 index45.2GuyanaGuyana: 45.1 index45.1LesothoLesotho: 44.9 index44.9Democratic Republic of …Democratic Republic of the Congo: 44.7 index44.7

The scale does not start at zero — the values lie in a narrow range, and starting from zero the bars would be indistinguishable. The axis ticks are labeled.

Gini index — 1992–2025 Current breakdown Full series CSV XLSX JSON
# Year Subregion World rank
1 NA Namibia 59.1 2015 171
2 BW Botswana 54.9 2015 170
3 SZ Eswatini 54.6 2016 169
4 CO Colombia 54.4 2024 168
5 ZA South Africa 54.1 2022 167
6 ZM Zambia 51.5 2022 166
7 AO Angola 51.3 2018 165
8 BR Brazil 50.3 2024 163
9 ZW Zimbabwe 50.3 2019 163
10 PA Panama 49.7 2024 162
11 MZ Mozambique 49.6 2022 161
12 CG Republic of the Congo 48.9 2011 160
13 NI Nicaragua 46.2 2014 159
14 EC Ecuador 45.9 2025 158
15 HN Honduras 45.7 2024 157
16 CR Costa Rica 45.5 2025 156
17 GT Guatemala 45.2 2023 155
18 GY Guyana 45.1 1998 154
19 LS Lesotho 44.9 2017 153
20 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 44.7 2020 151
21 VE Venezuela 44.7 2006 151
22 PY Paraguay 44.2 2024 150
23 SS South Sudan 44 2016 149
24 GD Grenada 43.8 2018 148
25 LC Saint Lucia 43.7 2015 146
26 TR Türkiye 43.7 2023 146
27 GH Ghana 43.5 2016 145
28 CF Central African Republic 43 2021 143
29 CL Chile 43 2024 143
30 UG Uganda 42.7 2019 142
31 MX Mexico 42.6 2024 141
32 AR Argentina 42.4 2024 139
33 CV Cabo Verde 42.4 2015 139
34 CM Cameroon 42.2 2021 138
35 PG Papua New Guinea 41.9 2009 137
36 US United States 41.8 2024 136
37 DJ Djibouti 41.6 2017 135
38 HT Haiti 41.1 2012 134
39 BO Bolivia 40.9 2024 133
40 TM Turkmenistan 40.8 1998 132
41 MY Malaysia 40.7 2021 130
42 ST Sao Tome and Principe 40.7 2017 130
43 TZ Tanzania 40.5 2018 129
44 TT Trinidad and Tobago 40.2 1992 128
45 FM Micronesia 40.1 2013 126
46 PE Peru 40.1 2024 126
47 UY Uruguay 40 2024 125
48 BZ Belize 39.9 2018 123
49 JM Jamaica 39.9 2021 123
50 SV El Salvador 39.8 2023 122
51 BG Bulgaria 39.5 2023 120
52 MA Morocco 39.5 2013 120
53 RW Rwanda 39.4 2023 119
54 PH Philippines 39.3 2023 118
55 SR Suriname 39.2 2022 117
56 TV Tuvalu 39.1 2010 116
57 DO Dominican Republic 39 2024 115
58 GM Gambia 38.8 2020 114
59 WS Samoa 38.7 2013 113
60 GQ Equatorial Guinea 38.5 2022 110
61 KE Kenya 38.5 2022 110
62 MW Malawi 38.5 2019 110
63 IL Israel 38.3 2022 108
64 XK Kosovo 38.3 2022 108
65 GA Gabon 38 2017 107
66 TG Togo 37.9 2021 106
67 LK Sri Lanka 37.7 2019 105
68 BI Burundi 37.5 2020 104
69 BF Burkina Faso 37.4 2021 102
70 TD Chad 37.4 2022 102
71 SB Solomon Islands 37.1 2012 101
72 MG Madagascar 36.8 2021 99
73 MU Mauritius 36.8 2017 99
74 YE Yemen 36.7 2014 98
75 PS Palestine 36.4 2023 97
76 SN Senegal 36.2 2021 96
77 TJ Tajikistan 36.1 2024 94
78 VN Vietnam 36.1 2022 94
79 CN China 36 2022 92
80 LT Lithuania 36 2023 92
81 IR Iran 35.9 2023 91
82 ML Mali 35.7 2021 89
83 SL Sierra Leone 35.7 2018 89
84 LB Lebanon 35.5 2022 87
85 MH Marshall Islands 35.5 2019 87
86 CI Côte d'Ivoire 35.3 2021 85
87 LR Liberia 35.3 2016 85
88 QA Qatar 35.1 2017 84
89 LA Laos 34.7 2024 83
90 BJ Benin 34.4 2021 81
91 ID Indonesia 34.4 2025 81
92 IT Italy 34.3 2023 79
93 ME Montenegro 34.3 2021 79
94 SD Sudan 34.2 2014 78
95 BB Barbados 34.1 2016 77
96 LV Latvia 34 2023 76
97 GE Georgia 33.9 2024 73
98 NG Nigeria 33.9 2022 73
99 PT Portugal 33.9 2023 73
100 AU Australia 33.8 2020 71
101 CH Switzerland 33.8 2022 71
102 DE Germany 33.7 2022 68
103 JO Jordan 33.7 2010 68
104 TN Tunisia 33.7 2021 68
105 LU Luxembourg 33.6 2023 67
106 MK North Macedonia 33.5 2019 65
107 PK Pakistan 33.5 2024 65
108 GR Greece 33.4 2023 62
109 GW Guinea-Bissau 33.4 2021 62
110 ES Spain 33.4 2023 62
111 TH Thailand 33.3 2024 61
112 RU Russia 33 2023 60
113 NE Niger 32.9 2021 58
114 KR South Korea 32.9 2021 58
115 RS Serbia 32.8 2023 57
116 UZ Uzbekistan 32.7 2025 56
117 NR Nauru 32.4 2012 54
118 GB United Kingdom 32.4 2021 54
119 JP Japan 32.3 2020 52
120 VU Vanuatu 32.3 2019 52
121 SC Seychelles 32.1 2018 51
122 MR Mauritania 32 2019 50
123 CY Cyprus 31.8 2023 47
124 FR France 31.8 2023 47
125 MT Malta 31.8 2023 47
126 CA Canada 31.5 2022 46
127 MN Mongolia 31.4 2022 45
128 AT Austria 31.2 2023 44
129 ET Ethiopia 31.1 2021 43
130 BD Bangladesh 30.9 2022 42
131 EE Estonia 30.7 2023 39
132 FJ Fiji 30.7 2019 39
133 MM Myanmar 30.7 2017 39
134 HU Hungary 30.6 2017 38
135 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 30.3 2021 36
136 KM Comoros 30.3 2024 36
137 HR Croatia 30.1 2023 35
138 NP Nepal 30 2022 34
139 DK Denmark 29.9 2023 33
140 IQ Iraq 29.8 2023 31
141 RO Romania 29.8 2023 31
142 GN Guinea 29.6 2018 30
143 AL Albania 29.4 2020 29
144 MV Maldives 29.3 2019 27
145 SE Sweden 29.3 2023 27
146 KZ Kazakhstan 29.2 2021 26
147 IE Ireland 29 2023 25
148 TL Timor-Leste 28.7 2014 24
149 BT Bhutan 28.5 2022 21
150 EG Egypt 28.5 2021 21
151 PL Poland 28.5 2023 21
152 DZ Algeria 27.6 2011 20
153 KG Kyrgyzstan 27.5 2024 19
154 AM Armenia 27.4 2024 17
155 FI Finland 27.4 2023 17
156 TO Tonga 27.1 2021 16
157 BE Belgium 26.8 2023 13
158 IS Iceland 26.8 2019 13
159 MD Moldova 26.8 2023 13
160 AZ Azerbaijan 26.6 2005 12
161 NO Norway 26.5 2023 11
162 SY Syria 26.4 2022 9
163 AE United Arab Emirates 26.4 2018 9
164 CZ Czechia 25.7 2023 7
165 NL Netherlands 25.7 2021 7
166 UA Ukraine 25.6 2020 6
167 IN India 25.5 2022 5
168 KI Kiribati 24.7 2023 3
169 SI Slovenia 24.7 2023 3
170 BY Belarus 24.4 2020 2
171 SK Slovakia 23.8 2023 1
Nothing found. Check the spelling of the name.
Maximum 59.1 index
Median 35.3 index
Minimum 23.8 index

About the indicator

The Gini index measures how far the distribution of income (or consumption) in a country departs from a perfectly even one. A value of 0 would mean everyone receives the same, 100 that all income goes to one person. Values below 30 are typical of Northern and Central Europe, values above 50 of a number of countries in Latin America and Southern Africa.

Important: There are no aggregates for country groups, and this is not a gap: the inequality of a group does not follow from country-level Gini values — it requires the income distribution of all its residents at once. The data rest on household surveys, are not available for every year, and the base may be either income or consumption.

Updates
quarterly
Unit of measurement
index, 0–100
Observation period
1963–2025
License
CC BY 4.0
Dataset
World Development Indicators

Related indicators

Labor 1963–2025 Income share of the richest 20%

What part of all income in a country goes to its richest fifth of the population.

% of income 73 countries World Bank Labor 1963–2025 Income share of the poorest 20%

What part of all income in a country goes to its poorest fifth of the population.

% of income 73 countries World Bank Labor 1963–2025 Extreme poverty rate

The share of the population living on less than $2.15 a day at PPP.

% of population 73 countries World Bank Indexes 1990–2023 Human development index

A composite measure of development: life expectancy, education and income in a single number from 0 to 1.

index, 0–1 193 countries UNDP
All indicators in Labor