Countries by income inequality (Gini index)
The Gini index of household income or consumption: 0 if everyone had the same, 100 if one household had everything. Household surveys are rare in some countries, so figures up to ten years old are shown. 149 countries, highest first. World Bank, mostly 2023
Median country
34.4
half above, half below| # | Country | Gini | Year | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Namibia | 59.1 | 2015 | Southern Africa |
| 2 |  Botswana | 54.9 | 2015 | Southern Africa |
| 3 |  Eswatini | 54.6 | 2016 | Southern Africa |
| 4 |  Colombia | 54.4 | 2024 | South America |
| 5 |  South Africa | 54.1 | 2022 | Southern Africa |
| 6 |  Zambia | 51.5 | 2022 | Eastern Africa |
| 7 |  Angola | 51.3 | 2018 | Middle Africa |
| =8 |  Brazil | 50.3 | 2024 | South America |
| =8 |  Zimbabwe | 50.3 | 2019 | Eastern Africa |
| 10 |  Panama | 49.7 | 2024 | Central America |
| 11 |  Mozambique | 49.6 | 2022 | Eastern Africa |
| 12 |  Ecuador | 45.9 | 2025 | South America |
| 13 |  Honduras | 45.7 | 2024 | Central America |
| 14 |  Costa Rica | 45.5 | 2025 | Central America |
| 15 |  Guatemala | 45.2 | 2023 | Central America |
| 16 |  Lesotho | 44.9 | 2017 | Southern Africa |
| 17 |  DR Congo | 44.7 | 2020 | Middle Africa |
| 18 |  Paraguay | 44.2 | 2024 | South America |
| 19 |  South Sudan | 44.0 | 2016 | Eastern Africa |
| 20 |  Grenada | 43.8 | 2018 | Caribbean |
| =21 |  Saint Lucia | 43.7 | 2015 | Caribbean |
| =21 |  Turkey | 43.7 | 2023 | Western Asia |
| 23 |  Ghana | 43.5 | 2016 | Western Africa |
| =24 |  Central African Republic | 43.0 | 2021 | Middle Africa |
| =24 |  Chile | 43.0 | 2024 | South America |
| 26 |  Uganda | 42.7 | 2019 | Eastern Africa |
| 27 |  Mexico | 42.6 | 2024 | Central America |
| =28 |  Argentina | 42.4 | 2024 | South America |
| =28 |  Cabo Verde | 42.4 | 2015 | Western Africa |
| 30 |  Cameroon | 42.2 | 2021 | Middle Africa |
| 31 |  United States | 41.8 | 2024 | Northern America |
| 32 |  Djibouti | 41.6 | 2017 | Eastern Africa |
| 33 |  Bolivia | 40.9 | 2024 | South America |
| =34 |  Malaysia | 40.7 | 2021 | South-Eastern Asia |
| =34 |  São Tomé and Principe | 40.7 | 2017 | Middle Africa |
| 36 |  Tanzania | 40.5 | 2018 | Eastern Africa |
| 37 |  Peru | 40.1 | 2024 | South America |
| 38 |  Uruguay | 40.0 | 2024 | South America |
| =39 |  Belize | 39.9 | 2018 | Central America |
| =39 |  Jamaica | 39.9 | 2021 | Caribbean |
| 41 |  El Salvador | 39.8 | 2023 | Central America |
| 42 |  Bulgaria | 39.5 | 2023 | Eastern Europe |
| 43 |  Rwanda | 39.4 | 2023 | Eastern Africa |
| 44 |  Philippines | 39.3 | 2023 | South-Eastern Asia |
| 45 |  Suriname | 39.2 | 2022 | South America |
| 46 |  Dominican Republic | 39.0 | 2024 | Caribbean |
| 47 |  Gambia | 38.8 | 2020 | Western Africa |
| =48 |  Equatorial Guinea | 38.5 | 2022 | Middle Africa |
| =48 |  Kenya | 38.5 | 2022 | Eastern Africa |
| =48 |  Malawi | 38.5 | 2019 | Eastern Africa |
| 51 |  Israel | 38.3 | 2022 | Western Asia |
| 52 |  Gabon | 38.0 | 2017 | Middle Africa |
| 53 |  Togo | 37.9 | 2021 | Western Africa |
| 54 |  Sri Lanka | 37.7 | 2019 | Southern Asia |
| 55 |  Burundi | 37.5 | 2020 | Eastern Africa |
| =56 |  Burkina Faso | 37.4 | 2021 | Western Africa |
| =56 |  Chad | 37.4 | 2022 | Middle Africa |
| =58 |  Madagascar | 36.8 | 2021 | Eastern Africa |
| =58 |  Mauritius | 36.8 | 2017 | Eastern Africa |
| 60 |  Senegal | 36.2 | 2021 | Western Africa |
| =61 |  Tajikistan | 36.1 | 2024 | Central Asia |
| =61 |  Vietnam | 36.1 | 2022 | South-Eastern Asia |
| =63 |  China | 36.0 | 2022 | Eastern Asia |
| =63 |  Lithuania | 36.0 | 2023 | Northern Europe |
| 65 |  Iran | 35.9 | 2023 | Southern Asia |
| =66 |  Mali | 35.7 | 2021 | Western Africa |
| =66 |  Sierra Leone | 35.7 | 2018 | Western Africa |
| =68 |  Lebanon | 35.5 | 2022 | Western Asia |
| =68 |  Marshall Islands | 35.5 | 2019 | Micronesia |
| =70 |  Côte d'Ivoire | 35.3 | 2021 | Western Africa |
| =70 |  Liberia | 35.3 | 2016 | Western Africa |
| 72 |  Qatar | 35.1 | 2017 | Western Asia |
| 73 |  Laos | 34.7 | 2024 | South-Eastern Asia |
| =74 |  Benin | 34.4 | 2021 | Western Africa |
| =74 |  Indonesia | 34.4 | 2025 | South-Eastern Asia |
| =76 |  Italy | 34.3 | 2023 | Southern Europe |
| =76 |  Montenegro | 34.3 | 2021 | Southern Europe |
| 78 |  Barbados | 34.1 | 2016 | Caribbean |
| 79 |  Latvia | 34.0 | 2023 | Northern Europe |
| =80 |  Georgia | 33.9 | 2024 | Western Asia |
| =80 |  Nigeria | 33.9 | 2022 | Western Africa |
| =80 |  Portugal | 33.9 | 2023 | Southern Europe |
| =83 |  Australia | 33.8 | 2020 | Australia and New Zealand |
| =83 |  Switzerland | 33.8 | 2022 | Western Europe |
| =85 |  Germany | 33.7 | 2022 | Western Europe |
| =85 |  Tunisia | 33.7 | 2021 | Northern Africa |
| 87 |  Luxembourg | 33.6 | 2023 | Western Europe |
| =88 |  North Macedonia | 33.5 | 2019 | Southern Europe |
| =88 |  Pakistan | 33.5 | 2024 | Southern Asia |
| =90 |  Greece | 33.4 | 2023 | Southern Europe |
| =90 |  Guinea-Bissau | 33.4 | 2021 | Western Africa |
| =90 |  Spain | 33.4 | 2023 | Southern Europe |
| 93 |  Thailand | 33.3 | 2024 | South-Eastern Asia |
| 94 |  Russia | 33.0 | 2023 | Eastern Europe |
| =95 |  Niger | 32.9 | 2021 | Western Africa |
| =95 |  South Korea | 32.9 | 2021 | Eastern Asia |
| 97 |  Serbia | 32.8 | 2023 | Southern Europe |
| 98 |  Uzbekistan | 32.7 | 2025 | Central Asia |
| 99 |  United Kingdom | 32.4 | 2021 | Northern Europe |
| =100 |  Japan | 32.3 | 2020 | Eastern Asia |
| =100 |  Vanuatu | 32.3 | 2019 | Melanesia |
| 102 |  Seychelles | 32.1 | 2018 | Eastern Africa |
| 103 |  Mauritania | 32.0 | 2019 | Western Africa |
| =104 |  Cyprus | 31.8 | 2023 | Western Asia |
| =104 |  France | 31.8 | 2023 | Western Europe |
| =104 |  Malta | 31.8 | 2023 | Southern Europe |
| 107 |  Canada | 31.5 | 2022 | Northern America |
| 108 |  Mongolia | 31.4 | 2022 | Eastern Asia |
| 109 |  Austria | 31.2 | 2023 | Western Europe |
| 110 |  Ethiopia | 31.1 | 2021 | Eastern Africa |
| 111 |  Bangladesh | 30.9 | 2022 | Southern Asia |
| =112 |  Estonia | 30.7 | 2023 | Northern Europe |
| =112 |  Fiji | 30.7 | 2019 | Melanesia |
| =112 |  Myanmar | 30.7 | 2017 | South-Eastern Asia |
| 115 |  Hungary | 30.6 | 2017 | Eastern Europe |
| =116 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 30.3 | 2021 | Southern Europe |
| =116 |  Comoros | 30.3 | 2024 | Eastern Africa |
| 118 |  Croatia | 30.1 | 2023 | Southern Europe |
| 119 |  Nepal | 30.0 | 2022 | Southern Asia |
| 120 |  Denmark | 29.9 | 2023 | Northern Europe |
| =121 |  Iraq | 29.8 | 2023 | Western Asia |
| =121 |  Romania | 29.8 | 2023 | Eastern Europe |
| 123 |  Guinea | 29.6 | 2018 | Western Africa |
| 124 |  Albania | 29.4 | 2020 | Southern Europe |
| =125 |  Maldives | 29.3 | 2019 | Southern Asia |
| =125 |  Sweden | 29.3 | 2023 | Northern Europe |
| 127 |  Kazakhstan | 29.2 | 2021 | Central Asia |
| 128 |  Ireland | 29.0 | 2023 | Northern Europe |
| =129 |  Bhutan | 28.5 | 2022 | Southern Asia |
| =129 |  Egypt | 28.5 | 2021 | Northern Africa |
| =129 |  Poland | 28.5 | 2023 | Eastern Europe |
| 132 |  Kyrgyzstan | 27.5 | 2024 | Central Asia |
| =133 |  Armenia | 27.4 | 2024 | Western Asia |
| =133 |  Finland | 27.4 | 2023 | Northern Europe |
| 135 |  Tonga | 27.1 | 2021 | Polynesia |
| =136 |  Belgium | 26.8 | 2023 | Western Europe |
| =136 |  Iceland | 26.8 | 2019 | Northern Europe |
| =136 |  Moldova | 26.8 | 2023 | Eastern Europe |
| 139 |  Norway | 26.5 | 2023 | Northern Europe |
| =140 |  Syria | 26.4 | 2022 | Western Asia |
| =140 |  United Arab Emirates | 26.4 | 2018 | Western Asia |
| =142 |  Czechia | 25.7 | 2023 | Eastern Europe |
| =142 |  Netherlands | 25.7 | 2021 | Western Europe |
| 144 |  Ukraine | 25.6 | 2020 | Eastern Europe |
| 145 |  India | 25.5 | 2022 | Southern Asia |
| =146 |  Kiribati | 24.7 | 2023 | Micronesia |
| =146 |  Slovenia | 24.7 | 2023 | Southern Europe |
| 148 |  Belarus | 24.4 | 2020 | Eastern Europe |
| 149 |  Slovakia | 23.8 | 2023 | Eastern Europe |
No World Bank figure for 45 countries: Afghanistan, Algeria, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Brunei, Cambodia, Congo, Cuba, Dominica, Eritrea, Guyana, Haiti, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Liechtenstein, Micronesia, Monaco, Morocco, Nauru, New Zealand, Nicaragua, North Korea, Oman, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sudan, Taiwan, Timor-Leste, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkmenistan, Vatican City, Venezuela, Yemen.
Territories and other places
Not ranked: dependencies of the states above, places whose status is disputed, and Antarctica. Highest first.
| Place | Gini | Status |
|---|---|---|
 Palestine | 36.4 | Status disputed |
Questions
- Which country has the most unequal incomes?
- Namibia has the most unequal incomes: a Gini index of 59.1 (2015). Next come Botswana (a Gini index of 54.9) and Eswatini (a Gini index of 54.6).
- Which country has the most equal incomes?
- Slovakia, with a Gini index of 23.8 (2023).
- What is the typical income inequality (gini) of a country?
- The median of the 149 countries is a Gini index of 34.4: half are above it, half below. The median, not the average, because a few countries at the top would drag an average far above almost everyone.
- Where do the figures come from?
- The Gini index of household income or consumption: 0 if everyone had the same, 100 if one household had everything. Household surveys are rare in some countries, so figures up to ten years old are shown. Source: World Bank, mostly 2023. Only independent states are ranked; territories are listed separately.
Source: World Bank (CC BY 4.0). Figures more than 10 years older than the newest are left out rather than shown beside current ones. Countries sharing a value share a rank. All sources.