Gini index by country, 2021, G20 countries

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.

13 places ranked for 2021. Highest: Brazil (52.9 (0 to 100)). Lowest: Canada (31.1 (0 to 100)). The median is 35.1 (0 to 100).

Unit: Gini index, 0 to 100 Source: World Bank Trend, map and download

The 19 member countries. The European Union and the African Union are also members of the G20 but are not countries. About this group

Highest 10

  1. 1. Brazil 52.9 (0 to 100)
  2. 2. Türkiye 44.4 (0 to 100)
  3. 3. Argentina 42.4 (0 to 100)
  4. 4. United States 39.7 (0 to 100)
  5. 5. China 35.8 (0 to 100)
  6. 6. Indonesia 35.5 (0 to 100)
  7. 7. Russia 35.1 (0 to 100)
  8. 8. Italy 34.8 (0 to 100)
  9. 9. Germany 33.6 (0 to 100)
  10. 10. South Korea 32.9 (0 to 100)

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators.

Full ranking

Gini index by country, 2021, G20 countries
#CountryValuePeriodRelative size
1 Brazil 52.9 (0 to 100) 2021
2 Türkiye 44.4 (0 to 100) 2021
3 Argentina 42.4 (0 to 100) 2021
4 United States 39.7 (0 to 100) 2021
5 China 35.8 (0 to 100) 2021
6 Indonesia 35.5 (0 to 100) 2021
7 Russia 35.1 (0 to 100) 2021
8 Italy 34.8 (0 to 100) 2021
9 Germany 33.6 (0 to 100) 2021
10 South Korea 32.9 (0 to 100) 2021
11 United Kingdom 32.4 (0 to 100) 2021
12 France 31.5 (0 to 100) 2021
13 Canada 31.1 (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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