Gini index by country, 2021
How much the distribution of income or consumption among individuals or households differs from a perfectly equal distribution, from 0 (perfect equality) to 100 (perfect inequality). Some countries measure income and others consumption, which limits comparisons.
81 places ranked for 2021. Highest: Colombia (55.1 (0 to 100)). Lowest: Slovakia (24.1 (0 to 100)). The median is 34.2 (0 to 100).
Highest 10
- 1. Colombia 55.1 (0 to 100)
- 2. Brazil 52.9 (0 to 100)
- 3. Panama 50.9 (0 to 100)
- 4. Kosovo 49.4 (0 to 100)
- 5. Costa Rica 48.7 (0 to 100)
- 6. Ecuador 45.8 (0 to 100)
- 7. Türkiye 44.4 (0 to 100)
- 8. Central African Republic 43.0 (0 to 100)
- 9. Paraguay 42.9 (0 to 100)
- 10. Argentina 42.4 (0 to 100)
Lowest 10
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The chart shows the 40 highest values; the table lists all 81. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators.
In short
- Among the 81 countries with a value for 2021, the highest is Colombia (55.1 (0 to 100)) and the lowest Slovakia (24.1 (0 to 100)).
- Half of the countries are above 34.2 (0 to 100) and half below.
- From 2020 to 2021 the value rose in 2 countries and fell in 3.
Full ranking
| # | Country | Value | Period | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colombia | 55.1 (0 to 100) | 2021 | |
| 2 | Brazil | 52.9 (0 to 100) | 2021 | |
| 3 | Panama | 50.9 (0 to 100) | 2021 | |
| 4 | Kosovo | 49.4 (0 to 100) | 2021 | |
| 5 | Costa Rica | 48.7 (0 to 100) | 2021 | |
| 6 | Ecuador | 45.8 (0 to 100) | 2021 | |
| 7 | Türkiye | 44.4 (0 to 100) | 2021 | |
| 8 | Central African Republic | 43.0 (0 to 100) | 2021 | |
| 9 | Paraguay | 42.9 (0 to 100) | 2021 | |
| 10 | Argentina | 42.4 (0 to 100) | 2021 | |
| 11 | Cameroon | 42.2 (0 to 100) | 2021 | |
| 12 | Bolivia | 40.9 (0 to 100) | 2021 | |
| 13 | Uruguay | 40.8 (0 to 100) | 2021 | |
| 14 | Malaysia | 40.7 (0 to 100) | 2021 | |
| 15 | Philippines | 40.7 (0 to 100) | 2021 | |
| 16 | Peru | 40.1 (0 to 100) | 2021 | |
| 17 | Jamaica | 39.9 (0 to 100) | 2021 | |
| 18 | United States | 39.7 (0 to 100) | 2021 | |
| 19 | Bulgaria | 39.0 (0 to 100) | 2021 | |
| 20 | El Salvador | 39.0 (0 to 100) | 2021 | |
| 21 | Kenya | 38.7 (0 to 100) | 2021 | |
| 22 | Dominican Republic | 38.5 (0 to 100) | 2021 | |
| 23 | Israel | 37.9 (0 to 100) | 2021 | |
| 24 | Togo | 37.9 (0 to 100) | 2021 | |
| 25 | Burkina Faso | 37.4 (0 to 100) | 2021 | |
| 26 | Madagascar | 36.8 (0 to 100) | 2021 | |
| 27 | Lithuania | 36.7 (0 to 100) | 2021 | |
| 28 | Senegal | 36.2 (0 to 100) | 2021 | |
| 29 | China | 35.8 (0 to 100) | 2021 | |
| 30 | Mali | 35.7 (0 to 100) | 2021 | |
| 31 | Indonesia | 35.5 (0 to 100) | 2021 | |
| 32 | Iran | 35.5 (0 to 100) | 2021 | |
| 33 | Côte d'Ivoire | 35.3 (0 to 100) | 2021 | |
| 34 | Russia | 35.1 (0 to 100) | 2021 | |
| 35 | Thailand | 34.9 (0 to 100) | 2021 | |
| 36 | Italy | 34.8 (0 to 100) | 2021 | |
| 37 | Portugal | 34.6 (0 to 100) | 2021 | |
| 38 | Benin | 34.4 (0 to 100) | 2021 | |
| 39 | Latvia | 34.3 (0 to 100) | 2021 | |
| 40 | Montenegro | 34.3 (0 to 100) | 2021 | |
| 41 | Georgia | 34.2 (0 to 100) | 2021 | |
| 42 | Romania | 33.9 (0 to 100) | 2021 | |
| 43 | Spain | 33.9 (0 to 100) | 2021 | |
| 44 | Switzerland | 33.8 (0 to 100) | 2021 | |
| 45 | Tunisia | 33.7 (0 to 100) | 2021 | |
| 46 | Germany | 33.6 (0 to 100) | 2021 | |
| 47 | Guinea-Bissau | 33.4 (0 to 100) | 2021 | |
| 48 | Serbia | 33.1 (0 to 100) | 2021 | |
| 49 | Greece | 32.9 (0 to 100) | 2021 | |
| 50 | Niger | 32.9 (0 to 100) | 2021 | |
| 51 | South Korea | 32.9 (0 to 100) | 2021 | |
| 52 | Uzbekistan | 32.9 (0 to 100) | 2021 | |
| 53 | Luxembourg | 32.7 (0 to 100) | 2021 | |
| 54 | Tajikistan | 32.4 (0 to 100) | 2021 | |
| 55 | United Kingdom | 32.4 (0 to 100) | 2021 | |
| 56 | Estonia | 31.8 (0 to 100) | 2021 | |
| 57 | Malta | 31.6 (0 to 100) | 2021 | |
| 58 | France | 31.5 (0 to 100) | 2021 | |
| 59 | Cyprus | 31.3 (0 to 100) | 2021 | |
| 60 | Canada | 31.1 (0 to 100) | 2021 | |
| 61 | Ethiopia | 31.1 (0 to 100) | 2021 | |
| 62 | Austria | 30.7 (0 to 100) | 2021 | |
| 63 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 30.3 (0 to 100) | 2021 | |
| 64 | Sweden | 29.8 (0 to 100) | 2021 | |
| 65 | Ireland | 29.4 (0 to 100) | 2021 | |
| 66 | Kazakhstan | 29.2 (0 to 100) | 2021 | |
| 67 | Norway | 29.1 (0 to 100) | 2021 | |
| 68 | Croatia | 28.9 (0 to 100) | 2021 | |
| 69 | Kyrgyzstan | 28.8 (0 to 100) | 2021 | |
| 70 | Egypt | 28.5 (0 to 100) | 2021 | |
| 71 | Poland | 28.5 (0 to 100) | 2021 | |
| 72 | Denmark | 28.3 (0 to 100) | 2021 | |
| 73 | Armenia | 27.9 (0 to 100) | 2021 | |
| 74 | Finland | 27.7 (0 to 100) | 2021 | |
| 75 | Tonga | 27.1 (0 to 100) | 2021 | |
| 76 | Belgium | 26.6 (0 to 100) | 2021 | |
| 77 | Czechia | 26.2 (0 to 100) | 2021 | |
| 78 | Moldova | 25.7 (0 to 100) | 2021 | |
| 79 | Netherlands | 25.7 (0 to 100) | 2021 | |
| 80 | Slovenia | 24.3 (0 to 100) | 2021 | |
| 81 | Slovakia | 24.1 (0 to 100) | 2021 |
Places are ordered from the highest to the lowest value. Group medians on this site are the middle value of the members with data for the same year; they are not official aggregates.
How this ranking works
Every country is ranked on its value for 2021, the latest period that most countries have, so all values are for the same point in time. Countries without a value for 2021 are left out. Groups and aggregates such as the European Union are not ranked. Values are as published by World Bank; the ranking is a plain ordering from the highest to the lowest value and says nothing about whether a high value is good or bad.
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