List of countries by income equality
This is a list of countries or dependencies by income inequality metrics, including Gini coefficients. The Gini coefficient is a number between 0 and 1, where 0 corresponds with perfect equality (where everyone has the same income) and 1 corresponds with perfect inequality (where one person has all the income—and everyone else has no income).
Income distribution can vary greatly from wealth distribution in a country (see List of countries by distribution of wealth). Income from black market economic activity is not included and is the subject of current economic research.[2][3]
UN, World Bank and CIA list – income ratios and Gini indices[]
- Row numbers are static. Other columns are sortable. This allows ranking of any column.
Key:
- R/P 10%
- The ratio of the average income of the richest 10% to the poorest 10%.
- R/P 20%
- The ratio of the average income of the richest 20% to the poorest 20%.
- Gini
- Gini index, a quantified representation of a nation's Lorenz curve. A Gini index of 0% expresses perfect equality, while index of 100% expresses maximal inequality.
- UN
- Data from the United Nations Development Programme.
- World Bank
- Data from the World Bank.
- CIA
- Data from the Central Intelligence Agency's The World Factbook.
Country | Subregion | Region | UN R/P | WB Gini[4] | CIA R/P[5] | CIA Gini[6] | ||||
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10%[5] | 20%[7] | % | Year | 10% | Year | % | Year | |||
Afghanistan | Southern Asia | Asia | ||||||||
Albania | Southern Europe | Europe | 7.2 | 4.2 | 33.2 | 2017 | 7.2 | 2004 | 26.9 | 2012 est. |
Algeria | Northern Africa | Africa | 9.6 | 4.0 | 27.6 | 2011 | 9.6 | 1995 | 35.3 | 1995 |
Angola | Middle Africa | Africa | 9.0 | 51.3 | 2018 | |||||
Argentina | South America | Americas | 31.6 | 8.8 | 41.4 | 2018 | 35.0 | 2007 Jan.–Mar. | 41.7 | 2017 |
Armenia | Western Asia | Asia | 8.0 | 5.0 | 34.4 | 2018 | 25.8 | 2004 | 34.4[8] | 2018[8] |
Australia | Australia, New Zealand | Oceania | 12.5 | 6.3 | 34.4 | 2014 | 12.7 | 1994 | 30.3 | 2008 |
Austria | Western Europe | Europe | 6.9 | 4.9 | 29.7 | 2017 | 6.8 | 2004 | 26.3 | 2007 |
Azerbaijan | Western Asia | Asia | 9.7 | 26.6 | 2005 | 9.5 | 2001 | 33.7 | 2008 | |
Bahrain | Western Asia | Asia | ||||||||
Bangladesh | Southern Asia | Asia | 7.5 | 4.8 | 32.4 | 2016 | 7.5 | 2000 est. | 32.1 | 2010 |
Belarus | Eastern Europe | Europe | 6.9 | 3.6 | 25.2 | 2018 | 6.9 | 2002 | 26.5 | 2011 |
Belgium | Western Europe | Europe | 8.2 | 4.2 | 27.4 | 2017 | 8.3 | 2000 | 25.9 | 2013 est. |
Belize | Central America | Americas | 28.8 | 53.3 | 1999 | 19.9 | 2013 | 49.8 | 2014 | |
Benin | Western Africa | Africa | 9.4 | 16.3 | 47.8 | 2015 | 9.4 | 2003 | 36.5 | 2003 |
Bhutan | Southern Asia | Asia | 6.6 | 37.4 | 2017 | 38.7 | 2012 | |||
Bolivia | South America | Americas | 93.9 | 11.8 | 42.2 | 2018 | 157.3 | 2002 | 46.6 | 2012 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Southern Europe | Europe | 5.4 | 5.4 | 33.0 | 2011 | 5.5 | 2001 | 36.2 | 2007 |
Botswana | Southern Africa | Africa | 43.0 | 15.0 | 53.3 | 2015 | 60.9 | 2009 | ||
Brazil | South America | Americas | 16.5 | 21.1 | 53.9 | 2018 | 16.3 | 2013 | 48.8 | 2018 |
Bulgaria | Eastern Europe | Europe | 7.0 | 7.3 | 40.4 | 2017 | 8.8 | 2005 | 35.4 | 2012 |
Burkina Faso | Western Africa | Africa | 11.6 | 5.3 | 35.3 | 2014 | 11.5 | 2003 | 39.5 | 2007 |
Burundi | Eastern Africa | Africa | 19.3 | 6.7 | 38.6 | 2013 | 19.3 | 1998 | 42.4 | 1998 |
Cambodia | South-eastern Asia | Asia | 12.2 | 12.0 | 2004 | 37.9 | 2008 est. | |||
Cameroon | Middle Africa | Africa | 15.7 | 11.5 | 46.6 | 2014 | 15.4 | 2001 | 44.6 | 2001 |
Canada | Northern America | Americas | 9.4 | 6.2 | 33.8 | 2013 | 9.5 | 2000 | 32.1 | 2005 |
Cape Verde | Western Africa | Africa | 10.7 | 47.2 | 2007 | |||||
Central African Republic | Middle Africa | Africa | 69.2 | 18.5 | 56.2 | 2008 | 68.1 | 1993 | 43.6 | 2003 |
Chad | Middle Africa | Africa | 10.0 | 43.3 | 2011 | 43.3 | 2011 est. | |||
Chile | South America | Americas | 26.2 | 11.2 | 44.4 | 2017 | 32.1 | 2003 | 52.1 | 2009 |
China | Eastern Asia | Asia | 21.6 | 10.2 | 38.5 | 2016 | 21.8 | 2004 | 46.5 | 2016 |
Colombia | South America | Americas | 60.4 | 13.4 | 50.4 | 2018 | 56.3 | 2008 | 53.5 | 2012 |
Comoros | Eastern Africa | Africa | 11.2 | 45.3 | 2014 | 55.9 | 2004 est. | |||
DR Congo | Middle Africa | Africa | 8.8 | 42.1 | 2012 | |||||
Congo | Middle Africa | Africa | 12.8 | 48.9 | 2011 | |||||
Costa Rica | Central America | Americas | 23.4 | 12.3 | 48.0 | 2018 | 37.3 | 2003 | 50.3 | 2009 |
Ivory Coast | Western Africa | Africa | 16.6 | 8.4 | 41.5 | 2015 | 17.0 | 2002 | 41.5 | 2008 |
Croatia | Southern Europe | Europe | 7.3 | 5.3 | 30.4 | 2017 | 7.2 | 2003 est. | 32.0 | 2010 |
Cuba | Caribbean | Americas | ||||||||
Cyprus | Western Asia | Asia | 5.3 | 31.4 | 2017 | 32.4 | 2013 est. | |||
Czech Republic | Eastern Europe | Europe | 5.2 | 3.7 | 24.9 | 2017 | 5.2 | 1996 | 24.9 | 2012 |
Denmark | Northern Europe | Europe | 8.1 | 4.0 | 28.7 | 2017 | 12.0 | 2000 est. | 24.8 | 2011 est. |
Djibouti | Eastern Africa | Africa | 8.8 | 44.6 | 2017 | 40.9 | 2002 | |||
Dominican Republic | Caribbean | Americas | 25.3 | 10.5 | 43.7 | 2018 | 18.8 | 2012 | 45.7 | 2012 est. |
Ecuador | South America | Americas | 35.2 | 10.7 | 45.4 | 2018 | 17.5 | 2006 Oct.[5] | 48.5 | 2013 Dec.[5] |
Egypt | Northern Africa | Africa | 8.0 | 4.6 | 31.5 | 2017 | 8.0 | 2000 | 30.8 | 2008 |
El Salvador | Central America | Americas | 38.6 | 7.0 | 38.6 | 2018 | 55.4 | 2002 | 46.9 | 2007 |
Equatorial Guinea | Middle Africa | Africa | ||||||||
Estonia | Northern Europe | Europe | 10.8 | 5.4 | 30.4 | 2017 | 11.0 | 2003 | 32.9 | 2013 |
Eswatini | Southern Africa | Africa | 25.1 | 14.2 | 54.6 | 2016 | 25.4 | 2001 | 50.4 | 2001 |
Ethiopia | Eastern Africa | Africa | 6.6 | 7.1 | 35.0 | 2015 | 6.5 | 2000 | 33.0 | 2011 |
EU | Europe | 8.6 | 2015 est. | 30.6 | 2012 est. | |||||
Fiji | Melanesia | Oceania | 6.0 | 36.7 | 2013 | |||||
Finland | Northern Europe | Europe | 5.6 | 3.9 | 27.4 | 2017 | 5.7 | 2000 | 26.8 | 2008 |
France | Western Europe | Europe | 9.1 | 5.2 | 31.6 | 2017 | 8.3 | 2004 | 30.1 | 2013 |
Gabon | Middle Africa | Africa | 7.4 | 38.0 | 2017 | |||||
Gambia | Western Africa | Africa | 20.2 | 5.9 | 35.9 | 2015 | 20.6 | 1998 | 50.2 | 1998 |
Georgia | Western Asia | Asia | 15.4 | 7.1 | 36.4 | 2018 | 15.2 | 2003 | 46.0 | 2011 |
Germany | Western Europe | Europe | 6.9 | 5.1 | 31.9 | 2016 | 6.9 | 2000 | 27.0 | 2006 |
Ghana | Western Africa | Africa | 14.1 | 10.3 | 43.5 | 2016 | 13.7 | 1999 | 42.3 | 2012–2013 |
Greece | Southern Europe | Europe | 10.2 | 7.1 | 34.4 | 2017 | 10.4 | 2000 est. | 34.4 | 2013 est. |
Guatemala | Central America | Americas | 33.9 | 11.9 | 48.3 | 2014 | 48.2 | 2002 | 55.1 | 2007 |
Guinea | Western Africa | Africa | 10.5 | 5.5 | 33.7 | 2012 | 21.6 | 2006 | 39.4 | 2007 |
Guinea-Bissau | Western Africa | Africa | 19.0 | 12.6 | 50.7 | 2010 | 84.8 | 1991 | ||
Guyana | South America | Americas | 44.6 | 1998 | 26.0 | 1999 | 44.6 | 2007 | ||
Haiti | Caribbean | Americas | 54.4 | 8.6 | 41.1 | 2012 | 68.1 | 2001 | 60.8 | 2012 |
Honduras | Central America | Americas | 59.4 | 17.1 | 52.1 | 2018 | 35.2 | 2003 | 57.7 | 2007 |
Hong Kong | Eastern Asia | Asia | 17.8 | 53.9 | 2016 | |||||
Hungary | Eastern Europe | Europe | 5.5 | 4.9 | 30.6 | 2017 | 5.6 | 2002 | 24.7 | 2009 |
Iceland | Northern Europe | Europe | 4.0 | 26.8 | 2015 | 28.0 | 2006 | |||
India | Southern Asia | Asia | 8.6 | 5.5 | 37.8 | 2011 | 8.6 | 2004 | 35.1 | 2011 |
Indonesia | South-eastern Asia | Asia | 7.8 | 6.6 | 39.0 | 2018 | 7.9 | 2002 | 38.8 | 2018 |
Iran | Southern Asia | Asia | 17.2 | 7.7 | 40.8 | 2017 | 16.9 | 1998 | 44.5 | 2006 |
Iraq | Western Asia | Asia | 4.4 | 29.5 | 2012 | |||||
Ireland | Northern Europe | Europe | 9.4 | 5.0 | 32.8 | 2016 | 9.4 | 2000 | 33.9 | 2010 |
Israel | Western Asia | Asia | 13.4 | 8.5 | 39.0 | 2016 | 11.8 | 2005 | 37.6 | 2012 |
Italy | Southern Europe | Europe | 11.6 | 7.0 | 35.9 | 2017 | 11.7 | 2000 | 31.9 | 2012 est. |
Jamaica | Caribbean | Americas | 17.3 | 45.5 | 2004 | 17.0 | 2004 | 45.5 | 2004 | |
Japan | Eastern Asia | Asia | 4.5 | 5.4 | 32.9 | 2013 | 4.5 | 1993 | 37.9 | 2011 |
Jordan | Western Asia | Asia | 11.3 | 5.2 | 33.7 | 2010 | 11.3 | 2003 | 39.7 | 2007 |
Kazakhstan | Central Asia | Asia | 8.5 | 3.8 | 27.5 | 2017 | 8.0 | 2004 est. | 28.9 | 2011 |
Kenya | Eastern Africa | Africa | 13.6 | 7.7 | 40.8 | 2015 | 18.6 | 2000 | 42.5 | 2008 est. |
North Korea | Eastern Asia | Asia | ||||||||
South Korea | Eastern Asia | Asia | 7.8 | 5.3 | 31.6 | 2012 | 5.9 | 2011 | 34.1 | 2015 |
Kosovo | Eastern Europe | Europe[a] | 29.0 | 2017 | ||||||
Kuwait | Western Asia | Asia | ||||||||
Kyrgyzstan | Central Asia | Asia | 6.4 | 3.8 | 27.7 | 2018 | 6.4 | 2003 | 33.4 | 2007 |
Laos | South-eastern Asia | Asia | 8.3 | 5.9 | 36.4 | 2012 | 8.4 | 2002 | 36.7 | 2008 |
Latvia | Northern Europe | Europe | 11.6 | 5.8 | 35.6 | 2017 | 11.6 | 2003 | 35.2 | 2010 |
Lebanon | Western Asia | Asia | 5.1 | 31.8 | 2011 | |||||
Lesotho | Southern Africa | Africa | 39.8 | 20.8 | 44.9 | 2017 | 48.2 | 2002 est. | 63.2 | 1995 |
Liberia | Western Africa | Africa | 12.8 | 5.9 | 35.3 | 2016 | ||||
Libya | Northern Africa | Africa | ||||||||
Lithuania | Northern Europe | Europe | 10.4 | 7.2 | 37.3 | 2017 | 10.3 | 2003 | 35.5 | 2009 |
Luxembourg | Western Europe | Europe | 5.7 | 34.9 | 2017 | 6.8 | 2000 | 30.4 | 2013 est. | |
Macau | Eastern Asia | Asia | 35 | 2013 | ||||||
North Macedonia | Southern Europe | Europe | 12.5 | 7.3 | 34.2 | 2017 | 12.3 | 2003 | 43.6 | 2013 |
Madagascar | Eastern Africa | Africa | 19.2 | 8.7 | 42.6 | 2012 | 19.3 | 2001 | 47.5 | 2001 |
Malawi | Eastern Africa | Africa | 10.9 | 8.1 | 44.7 | 2016 | 11.0 | 2004 | 39.0 | 2004 |
Malaysia | South-eastern Asia | Asia | 22.1 | 8.2 | 41.0 | 2015 | 28.0 | 2003 est. | 46.2 | 2009 |
Maldives | Southern Asia | Asia | 7.0 | 31.3 | 2016 | 37.4 | 2004 est. | |||
Mali | Western Africa | Africa | 12.5 | 5.2 | 33.0 | 2009 | 12.6 | 2001 | 40.1 | 2001 |
Malta | Southern Europe | Europe | 4.5 | 29.2 | 2017 | 27.9 | 2013 | |||
Mauritania | Western Africa | Africa | 12.0 | 5.4 | 32.6 | 2014 | 11.8 | 2000 | 39.0 | 2000 |
Mauritius | Eastern Africa | Africa | 5.9 | 36.8 | 2017 | 35.9 | 2012 est. | |||
Mexico | Central America | Americas | 21.6 | 8.8 | 45.4 | 2018 | 24.6 | 2004 | 48.3 | 2008 |
Micronesia | Micronesia | Oceania | 8.4 | 40.1 | 2013 | 61.1 | 2013 est. | |||
Moldova | Eastern Europe | Europe | 8.2 | 3.6 | 25.7 | 2018 | 8.3 | 2003 | 33.0 | 2010 |
Mongolia | Eastern Asia | Asia | 8.2 | 5.1 | 32.7 | 2018 | 8.2 | 2002 | 36.5 | 2008 |
Montenegro | Southern Europe | Europe | 4.8 | 39.0 | 2015 | 26.2 | 2013 est. | |||
Morocco | Northern Africa | Africa | 11.7 | 7.0 | 39.5 | 2013 | 11.9 | 1999 | 40.9 | 2007 est. |
Mozambique | Eastern Africa | Africa | 18.8 | 14.2 | 54.0 | 2014 | 18.8 | 2002 | 45.6 | 2008 |
Myanmar | South-eastern Asia | Asia | 6.3 | 30.7 | 2017 | 11.6 | 1998 | |||
Namibia | Southern Africa | Africa | 106.6 | 22.8 | 59.1 | 2015 | 129.0 | 2003 | 59.7 | 2010 |
Nepal | Southern Asia | Asia | 15.8 | 5.0 | 32.8 | 2010 | 15.6 | 2004 | 32.8 | 2010 |
Netherlands | Western Europe | Europe | 9.2 | 4.2 | 28.5 | 2017 | 9.2 | 1999 | 25.1 | 2013 |
New Zealand | Australia, New Zealand | Oceania | 12.4 | 36.2 | 1997 | |||||
Nicaragua | Central America | Americas | 31.0 | 10.2 | 46.2 | 2014 | 15.4 | 2001 | 40.5 | 2010 |
Niger | Western Africa | Africa | 46.0 | 5.4 | 34.3 | 2014 | 44.3 | 1995 | 34.0 | 2007 |
Nigeria | Western Africa | Africa | 17.8 | 9.1 | 35.1 | 2020 | 17.5 | 2003 | 43.7 | 2003 |
Norway | Northern Europe | Europe | 6.1 | 4.1 | 27.0 | 2017 | 6.0 | 2000 | 26.8 | 2010 |
Oman | Western Asia | Asia | ||||||||
Pakistan | Southern Asia | Asia | 6.5 | 4.8 | 33.5 | 2015 | 6.6 | 2002 | 29.6 | 2011 FY |
Panama | Central America | Americas | 49.9 | 15.9 | 49.2 | 2018 | 61.4 | 2003 | 51.9 | 2010 est. |
Papua New Guinea | Melanesia | Oceania | 23.8 | 9.3 | 41.9 | 2009 | 23.8 | 1996 | 50.9 | 1996 |
Paraguay | South America | Americas | 38.8 | 11.7 | 46.2 | 2018 | 65.9 | 2003 | 53.2 | 2009 |
Peru | South America | Americas | 26.1 | 10.3 | 42.8 | 2018 | 31.5 | 2003 | 45.3 | 2012 |
Philippines | South-eastern Asia | Asia | 15.5 | 7.2 | 44.4 | 2015 | 15.5 | 2003 | 46.0 | 2012 |
Poland | Eastern Europe | Europe | 8.8 | 4.6 | 29.7 | 2017 | 8.7 | 2002 | 34.1 | 2009 |
Portugal | Southern Europe | Europe | 15.0 | 6.4 | 33.8 | 2017 | 9.2 | 1995 est. | 34.2 | 2013 est. |
Qatar | Western Asia | Asia | ||||||||
Romania | Eastern Europe | Europe | 7.5 | 8.0 | 36.0 | 2017 | 7.4 | 2003 | 27.3 | 2012 |
Russia | Eastern Europe | Europe | 12.7 | 6.6 | 37.5 | 2018 | 12.8 | 2002 | 42 | 2012 |
Rwanda | Eastern Africa | Africa | 18.6 | 8.5 | 43.7 | 2016 | 18.2 | 2000 | 46.8 | 2000 |
São Tomé and Príncipe | Middle Africa | Africa | 4.7 | 56.3 | 2017 | |||||
Saudi Arabia | Western Asia | Asia | ||||||||
Senegal | Western Africa | Africa | 12.3 | 7.7 | 40.3 | 2011 | 12.4 | 2001 | 40.3 | 2011 |
Serbia | Southern Europe | Europe | 4.2 | 36.2 | 2017 | 38.7 | 2014 est. | |||
Seychelles | Eastern Africa | Africa | 9.8 | 46.8 | 2013 | |||||
Sierra Leone | Western Africa | Africa | 87.2 | 5.4 | 35.7 | 2018 | 87.2 | 1989 | 34.0 | 2011 |
Singapore | South-eastern Asia | Asia | 17.7 | 17.3 | 1998 | 46.4 | 2014 | |||
Slovakia | Eastern Europe | Europe | 6.7 | 4.1 | 25.2 | 2016 | 6.7 | 1996 | 25.3 | 2012 |
Slovenia | Southern Europe | Europe | 5.9 | 3.7 | 24.2 | 2017 | 5.9 | 1998 | 23.7 | 2012 |
Somalia | Eastern Africa | Africa | ||||||||
South Africa | Southern Africa | Africa | 33.1 | 28.4 | 63.0 | 2014 | 31.9 | 2000 | 62.5 | 2013 est. |
South Sudan | Eastern Africa | Africa | 13.0 | 46.3 | 2009 | 46.0 | 2010 est. | |||
Spain | Southern Europe | Europe | 10.3 | 7.3 | 34.7 | 2017 | 10.2 | 2000 | 34.0 | 2011 |
Sri Lanka | Southern Asia | Asia | 11.1 | 6.8 | 39.8 | 2016 | 36.1 | 2003/04 FY | 49.0 | 2010 |
Saint Lucia | Caribbean | Americas | 6.8 | 51.2 | 2016 | |||||
Sudan | Northern Africa | Africa | 6.2 | 35.4 | 2009 | |||||
Suriname | South America | Americas | 57.6 | 1999 | ||||||
Sweden | Northern Europe | Europe | 6.2 | 4.6 | 28.8 | 2017 | 6.2 | 2000 | 24.9 | 2013 |
Switzerland | Western Europe | Europe | 9.0 | 5.2 | 32.7 | 2017 | 8.9 | 2000 | 28.7 | 2012 est. |
Syria | Western Asia | Asia | 35.8 | 2004 | ||||||
Taiwan | Eastern Asia | Asia | 6.1 | 2002 est. | 33.8 | 2012 | ||||
Tajikistan | Central Asia | Asia | 7.8 | 5.6 | 34.0 | 2015 | 7.8 | 2003 | 32.6 | 2006 |
Tanzania | Eastern Africa | Africa | 9.2 | 6.2 | 40.5 | 2017 | 9.3 | 2000 | 37.6 | 2007 |
Thailand | South-eastern Asia | Asia | 12.6 | 6.0 | 36.4 | 2018 | 12.4 | 2002 | 39.4 | 2010 |
East Timor | South-eastern Asia | Asia | 4.1 | 28.7 | 2014 | 31.9 | 2007 est. | |||
Togo | Western Africa | Africa | 9.7 | 43.1 | 2015 | |||||
Trinidad and Tobago | Caribbean | Americas | 12.9 | 40.3 | 1992 | |||||
Tunisia | Northern Africa | Africa | 13.4 | 5.2 | 32.8 | 2015 | 13.7 | 2000 | 40.0 | 2005 est. |
Turkey | Western Asia | Asia | 6.6 | 8.5 | 41.9 | 2018 | 17.1 | 2003 | 40.2 | 2010 |
Turkmenistan | Central Asia | Asia | 12.3 | 40.8 | 1999 | 12.2 | 1998 | 40.8 | 1998 | |
Uganda | Eastern Africa | Africa | 16.6 | 8.2 | 42.8 | 2016 | 16.4 | 2002 | 39.5 | 2013 |
Ukraine | Eastern Europe | Europe | 5.9 | 3.5 | 26.1 | 2018 | 7.6 | 2006 | 28.2 | 2009 |
United Arab Emirates | Western Asia | Asia | 32.5 | 2014 | ||||||
United Kingdom | Northern Europe | Europe | 13.8 | 5.4 | 34.8 | 2016 | 13.6 | 1999 | 32.4 | 2012 |
United States | Northern America | Americas | 18.5 | 9.4 | 41.4 | 2016 | 14.0 | 2014 est. | 47.0 | 2014 |
Uruguay | South America | Americas | 11.8 | 7.8 | 39.7 | 2018 | 17.9 | 2003 | 45.3 | 2010 |
Uzbekistan | Central Asia | Asia | 10.6 | 35.3 | 2003 | 10.6 | 2003 | 36.8 | 2003 | |
Venezuela | South America | Americas | 18.8 | 15.8 | 46.9 | 2006 | 50.3 | 2003 | 39.0 | 2011 |
Vietnam | South-eastern Asia | Asia | 6.9 | 6.2 | 35.7 | 2018 | 10.0 | 2004 | 37.6 | 2008 |
Palestine | Western Asia | Asia | 5.6 | 33.7 | 2016 | |||||
Yemen | Western Asia | Asia | 8.6 | 6.1 | 36.7 | 2014 | 8.6 | 2003 | 37.7 | 2005 |
Zambia | Eastern Africa | Africa | 21.1 | 57.1 | 2015 | 57.5 | 2010 | |||
Zimbabwe | Eastern Africa | Africa | 8.6 | 44.3 | 2017 | 50.1 | 2006 | |||
World | 12.0 | 2002 est. | 38.0 | 2007 |
Other estimates for the World: Gini = 63.0 in 2006 (Lafuente et al., 2006).[9]
EU27 countries[]
This section needs to be updated.(December 2020) |
Member state | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
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Austria | 27.4 | 27.6 | 27.0 | 27.6 | 27.2 | 27.2 | 27.9 | 26.8 | 27.5 |
Belgium | 26.3 | 26.5 | 25.9 | 25.9 | 26.2 | 26.3 | 26.1 | 25.7 | 25.1 |
Bulgaria | 35.0 | 33.6 | 35.4 | 35.4 | 37.0 | 37.7 | 40.2 | 39.6 | 40.8 |
Croatia | 31.2 | 30.9 | 30.9 | 30.2 | 30.4 | 29.8 | 29.9 | 29.7 | 29.2 |
Cyprus | 29.2 | 31.0 | 32.4 | 34.8 | 33.6 | 32.1 | 30.8 | 29.1 | 31.1 |
Czech Republic | 25.2 | 24.9 | 24.6 | 25.1 | 25.0 | 25.1 | 24.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 |
Denmark | 26.6 | 26.5 | 26.8 | 27.7 | 27.4 | 27.7 | 27.6 | 27.8 | 27.5 |
Estonia | 31.9 | 32.5 | 32.9 | 35.6 | 34.8 | 32.7 | 31.6 | 30.6 | 30.5 |
Finland | 25.8 | 25.9 | 25.4 | 25.6 | 25.2 | 25.4 | 25.3 | 25.9 | 26.2 |
France | 30.8 | 30.5 | 30.1 | 29.2 | 29.2 | 29.3 | 28.8 | 28.5 | |
Germany | 29.0 | 28.3 | 29.7 | 30.7 | 30.1 | 29.5 | 29.1 | 31.1 | 29.7 |
Greece | 33.5 | 34.3 | 34.4 | 34.5 | 34.2 | 34.3 | 33.4 | 32.3 | 31.0 |
Hungary | 26.9 | 27.2 | 28.3 | 28.6 | 28.2 | 28.2 | 28.1 | 28.7 | 28.0 |
Ireland | 29.8 | 30.4 | 30.7 | 31.1 | 29.7 | 29.6 | 30.6 | 28.9 | |
Italy | 32.5 | 32.4 | 32.8 | 32.4 | 32.4 | 33.1 | 32.7 | 33.4 | |
Latvia | 35.1 | 35.7 | 35.2 | 35.5 | 35.4 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 35.6 | 35.2 |
Lithuania | 33.0 | 32.0 | 34.6 | 35.0 | 37.9 | 37.0 | 37.6 | 36.9 | 35.4 |
Luxembourg | 27.2 | 28.0 | 30.4 | 28.7 | 28.5 | 29.6 | 29.2 | 31.3 | 32.3 |
Malta | 27.2 | 27.1 | 28.0 | 27.7 | 28.1 | 28.6 | 28.2 | 28.7 | 28.0 |
Netherlands | 25.8 | 25.4 | 25.1 | 26.2 | 26.7 | 26.9 | 27.1 | 27.4 | 26.8 |
Poland | 31.1 | 30.9 | 30.7 | 30.8 | 30.6 | 29.8 | 29.2 | 27.8 | 28.5 |
Portugal | 34.2 | 34.5 | 34.2 | 34.5 | 34.0 | 33.9 | 33.5 | 32.1 | 31.9 |
Romania | 33.5 | 34.0 | 34.6 | 35.0 | 37.4 | 34.7 | 33.1 | 35.1 | 34.8 |
Slovakia | 25.7 | 25.3 | 24.2 | 26.1 | 23.7 | 24.3 | 23.2 | 20.9 | 20.3 |
Slovenia | 23.8 | 23.7 | 24.4 | 25.0 | 24.5 | 24.4 | 23.7 | 23.4 | 23.9 |
Spain | 34.0 | 34.2 | 33.7 | 34.7 | 34.6 | 34.5 | 34.1 | 33.2 | 33.0 |
Sweden | 26.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 26.9 | 26.7 | 27.6 | 28.0 | 27.0 | 27.6 |
Serbia[n 1] | — | — | 38.0 | 38.3 | 40.0 | 39.8 | 37.6 | 35.6 | |
Montenegro[n 2][10] | — | — | 38.5 | 36.5 | 36.5 | 36.5 | 36.7 | ||
European Union | 30.5 | 30.4 | 30.6 | 30.9 | 30.8 | 30.6 | 30.3 | 30.4 | |
Eurozone (EA19) | 30.6 | 30.5 | 30.7 | 31.0 | 30.7 | 30.7 | 30.4 | 30.6 |
OECD countries[]
Gini coefficient, before taxes and transfers[]
Country | mid-70s | mid-80s | ~ 1990 | mid-90s | ~ 2000 | mid-2000s | Late 2000s |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Australia | 0.467 | 0.476 | 0.465 | 0.469 | |||
Austria | 0.433 | 0.472 | |||||
Belgium | 0.449 | 0.472 | 0.464 | 0.494 | 0.469 | ||
Canada | 0.385 | 0.395 | 0.403 | 0.430 | 0.440 | 0.436 | 0.441 |
Chile | 0.441 | 0.414 | 0.426 | ||||
Czech Republic | 0.442 | 0.472 | 0.474 | 0.444 | |||
Denmark | 0.373 | 0.396 | 0.417 | 0.415 | 0.417 | 0.416 | |
Estonia | 0.504 | 0.458 | |||||
Finland | 0.343 | 0.387 | 0.479 | 0.478 | 0.483 | 0.465 | |
France | 0.380 | 0.370 | 0.473 | 0.490 | 0.485 | 0.483 | |
Germany | 0.439 | 0.429 | 0.459 | 0.471 | 0.499 | 0.504 | |
Greece | 0.448 | 0.426 | 0.446 | 0.466 | 0.454 | 0.436 | |
Hungary | 0.452 | 0.496 | 0.463 | 0.497 | 0.466 | ||
Iceland | 0.365 | 0.382 | |||||
Ireland | |||||||
Israel | 0.472 | 0.476 | 0.494 | 0.504 | 0.513 | 0.498 | |
Italy | 0.420 | 0.437 | 0.508 | 0.516 | 0.557 | 0.534 | |
Japan | 0.345 | 0.403 | 0.432 | 0.443 | 0.462 | ||
Luxembourg | 0.383 | 0.427 | 0.421 | 0.454 | 0.482 | ||
Mexico | 0.453 | 0.532 | 0.517 | 0.491 | 0.494 | ||
Netherlands | 0.426 | 0.473 | 0.474 | 0.484 | 0.424 | 0.426 | 0.426 |
New Zealand | 0.408 | 0.468 | 0.488 | 0.484 | 0.473 | 0.455 | |
Norway | 0.351 | 0.404 | 0.426 | 0.447 | 0.410 | ||
Poland | 0.542 | 0.470 | |||||
Portugal | 0.457 | 0.436 | 0.490 | 0.479 | 0.542 | 0.521 | |
Slovakia | 0.458 | 0.416 | |||||
Slovenia | 0.452 | 0.423 | |||||
South Korea | 0.331 | 0.344 | |||||
Spain | 0.461 | ||||||
Sweden | 0.389 | 0.404 | 0.408 | 0.438 | 0.446 | 0.432 | 0.426 |
Switzerland | 0.409 | ||||||
Turkey | 0.470 | ||||||
United Kingdom | 0.338 | 0.419 | 0.439 | 0.453 | 0.458 | 0.445 | 0.456 |
United States | 0.406 | 0.436 | 0.450 | 0.477 | 0.476 | 0.486 | 0.486 |
Gini coefficient, after taxes and transfers[]
Country | mid-70s | mid-80s | ~ 1990 | mid-90s | ~ 2000 | mid-2000s | Late 2000s |
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Australia | 0.309 | 0.317 | 0.315 | 0.336 | |||
Austria | 0.236 | 0.238 | 0.252 | 0.265 | 0.261 | ||
Belgium | 0.274 | 0.287 | 0.289 | 0.271 | 0.259 | ||
Canada | 0.304 | 0.293 | 0.287 | 0.289 | 0.318 | 0.317 | 0.324 |
Chile | 0.427 | 0.403 | 0.394 | ||||
Czech Republic | 0.232 | 0.257 | 0.260 | 0.268 | 0.256 | ||
Denmark | 0.221 | 0.226 | 0.215 | 0.226 | 0.232 | 0.248 | |
Estonia | 0.349 | 0.315 | |||||
Finland | 0.235 | 0.209 | 0.218 | 0.247 | 0.254 | 0.259 | |
France | 0.300 | 0.290 | 0.277 | 0.287 | 0.288 | 0.293 | |
Germany | 0.251 | 0.256 | 0.266 | 0.264 | 0.285 | 0.295 | |
Greece | 0.413 | 0.336 | 0.336 | 0.345 | 0.321 | 0.307 | |
Hungary | 0.273 | 0.294 | 0.293 | 0.291 | 0.272 | ||
Iceland | 0.257 | 0.301 | |||||
Ireland | 0.331 | 0.324 | 0.304 | 0.314 | 0.293 | ||
Israel | 0.326 | 0.329 | 0.338 | 0.347 | 0.378 | 0.371 | |
Italy | 0.309 | 0.297 | 0.348 | 0.343 | 0.352 | 0.337 | |
Japan | 0.304 | 0.323 | 0.337 | 0.321 | 0.329 | ||
Luxembourg | 0.247 | 0.259 | 0.261 | 0.258 | 0.288 | ||
Mexico | 0.452 | 0.519 | 0.507 | 0.474 | 0.476 | ||
Netherlands | 0.263 | 0.272 | 0.292 | 0.297 | 0.292 | 0.284 | 0.294 |
New Zealand | 0.271 | 0.318 | 0.335 | 0.339 | 0.335 | 0.330 | |
Norway | 0.222 | 0.243 | 0.261 | 0.276 | 0.250 | ||
Poland | 0.316 | 0.349 | 0.305 | ||||
Portugal | 0.354 | 0.329 | 0.359 | 0.356 | 0.385 | 0.353 | |
Slovakia | 0.268 | 0.257 | |||||
Slovenia | 0.246 | 0.236 | |||||
South Korea | 0.306 | 0.315 | |||||
Spain | 0.371 | 0.337 | 0.343 | 0.342 | 0.319 | 0.317 | |
Sweden | 0.212 | 0.198 | 0.209 | 0.211 | 0.243 | 0.234 | 0.259 |
Switzerland | 0.279 | 0.276 | 0.303 | ||||
Turkey | 0.434 | 0.490 | 0.430 | 0.409 | |||
United Kingdom | 0.268 | 0.309 | 0.354 | 0.336 | 0.351 | 0.331 | 0.345 |
United States | 0.316 | 0.337 | 0.348 | 0.361 | 0.357 | 0.380 | 0.378 |
See also[]
- List of countries by inequality-adjusted HDI
- List of countries by percentage of population living in poverty
- List of countries by share of income of the richest one percent
Notes[]
- ^ Serbia is a negotiating candidate to the EU.
- ^ Montenegro is a negotiating candidate to the EU.
- ^ Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008. Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the 2013 Brussels Agreement. Kosovo is currently recognized as an independent state by 97 out of the 193 United Nations member states. In total, 112 UN member states are said to have recognized Kosovo at some point, of which 15 later withdrew their recognition.
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Further reading[]
- "An Overview of Growing Income Inequalities in OECD Countries: Main Findings" (PDF), Divided We Stand: Why Inequality Keeps Growing, OECD Publishing, December 2011, ISBN 978-92-64-11163-9, retrieved 6 December 2011. This book released with two titles, depending on country of publication. However, the ISBN remains the same.CS1 maint: postscript (link)
- Fed's Brainard Says Middle Class Squeeze Poses Risks to Economy, May 2019, retrieved 15 May 2019 USA's Gini index is now .482 according to Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard.CS1 maint: postscript (link)
External links[]
- Global Peace Index Map of Gini data for 2007–2010
- Shadow economies all over the world : new estimates for 162 countries from 1999 to 2007. Friedrich Schneider, Andreas Buehn, Claudio E. Montenegro. July 2010. World Bank.
- Allianz Global Wealth Report 2018.
Categories:
- Lists of countries by economic indicator
- Income distribution
- Wealth by country
- Global inequality