ECONDEX

Economic and development data for every country, explained with the numbers checked.

Gini index (inequality)

index, 0 to 100. Ranking of 85 countries with data from 2022 to 2025. Series code SI.POV.GINI.

Medians

World33.9
Upper middle income39.0
High income31.8
Lower middle income33.7
Low income38.2
Latin America & Caribbean43.0
Europe & Central Asia31.8
South Asia29.3
North America36.7
Sub-Saharan Africa38.5
East Asia & Pacific34.6
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan34.5

Ranking

Rank 1 is the highest value. It does not mean best or worst.

RankCountryValueYear 5-yr changeZ-scoreRegionIncome group
1 Colombia 54.42024 +1.9+0.8 Latin America & CaribbeanUpper middle income
2 South Africa 54.12022 –– Sub-Saharan AfricaUpper middle income
3 Zambia 51.52022 −4.3– Sub-Saharan AfricaLower middle income
4 Brazil 50.32024 −3.2−1.4 Latin America & CaribbeanUpper middle income
5 Panama 49.72024 −0.1−0.5 Latin America & CaribbeanHigh income
6 Mozambique 49.62022 −1.1– Sub-Saharan AfricaLow income
7 Ecuador 45.92025 −1.4+0.5 Latin America & CaribbeanUpper middle income
8 Honduras 45.72024 −2.5−2.9 Latin America & CaribbeanLower middle income
9 Costa Rica 45.52025 −3.7−2.3 Latin America & CaribbeanHigh income
10 Guatemala 45.22023 –– Latin America & CaribbeanUpper middle income
11 Paraguay 44.22024 −1.5−0.8 Latin America & CaribbeanUpper middle income
12 Turkiye 43.72023 +1.3+0.7 Europe & Central AsiaUpper middle income
13 Chile 43.02024 −4.0– Latin America & CaribbeanHigh income
14 Mexico 42.62024 −2.0−1.6 Latin America & CaribbeanUpper middle income
15 Argentina 42.42024 −0.9+0.4 Latin America & CaribbeanUpper middle income
16 United States 41.82024 −0.1+0.7 North AmericaHigh income
17 Bolivia 40.92024 −0.7−1.2 Latin America & CaribbeanLower middle income
18 Peru 40.12024 −1.4−1.5 Latin America & CaribbeanUpper middle income
19 Uruguay 40.02024 +0.3−0.3 Latin America & CaribbeanHigh income
20 El Salvador 39.82023 +1.20.0 Latin America & CaribbeanUpper middle income
21 Bulgaria 39.52023 −1.8+0.1 Europe & Central AsiaHigh income
22 Rwanda 39.42023 −4.3– Sub-Saharan AfricaLow income
23 Philippines 39.32023 −3.0– East Asia & PacificUpper middle income
24 Suriname 39.22022 –– Latin America & CaribbeanUpper middle income
25 Dominican Republic 39.02024 −2.9−0.9 Latin America & CaribbeanUpper middle income
26 Equatorial Guinea 38.52022 –– Sub-Saharan AfricaUpper middle income
27 Kenya 38.52022 −2.3– Sub-Saharan AfricaLower middle income
28 Israel 38.32022 +0.1−0.7 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanHigh income
29 Kosovo 38.32022 −5.9+0.1 Europe & Central AsiaUpper middle income
30 Uganda 38.22023 −4.5– Sub-Saharan AfricaLow income
31 Chad 37.42022 −0.1– Sub-Saharan AfricaLow income
32 West Bank and Gaza 36.42023 +2.7– Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanLower middle income
33 Tajikistan 36.12024 +3.7– Europe & Central AsiaLower middle income
34 Viet Nam 36.12022 +0.4+0.6 East Asia & PacificUpper middle income
35 China 36.02022 −3.0−1.6 East Asia & PacificUpper middle income
36 Lithuania 36.02023 +0.3−0.6 Europe & Central AsiaHigh income
37 Iran, Islamic Rep. 35.92023 −1.5+0.2 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanUpper middle income
38 Lebanon 35.52022 –– Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanLower middle income
39 Lao PDR 34.72024 −4.1– East Asia & PacificLower middle income
40 Indonesia 34.42025 −0.9−1.7 East Asia & PacificUpper middle income
41 Italy 34.32023 −0.9−1.1 Europe & Central AsiaHigh income
42 Latvia 34.02023 −1.1−1.2 Europe & Central AsiaHigh income
43 Georgia 33.92024 −2.0−1.3 Europe & Central AsiaUpper middle income
44 Nigeria 33.92022 −1.2– Sub-Saharan AfricaLower middle income
45 Portugal 33.92023 +0.4−0.8 Europe & Central AsiaHigh income
46 Germany 33.72022 +2.4+2.3 Europe & Central AsiaHigh income
47 Luxembourg 33.62023 −1.8+0.3 Europe & Central AsiaHigh income
48 Pakistan 33.52024 +3.9– Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanLower middle income
49 Switzerland 33.52023 +0.4+0.6 Europe & Central AsiaHigh income
50 Greece 33.42023 +0.5−0.7 Europe & Central AsiaHigh income
51 Spain 33.42023 −1.3−1.7 Europe & Central AsiaHigh income
52 Thailand 33.32024 −1.6−1.9 East Asia & PacificUpper middle income
53 Russian Federation 33.02023 −2.3−1.5 Europe & Central AsiaHigh income
54 Serbia 32.82023 −2.2−1.3 Europe & Central AsiaUpper middle income
55 Uzbekistan 32.72025 −0.2– Europe & Central AsiaLower middle income
56 Cyprus 31.82023 −0.9−0.6 Europe & Central AsiaHigh income
57 France 31.82023 −0.60.0 Europe & Central AsiaHigh income
58 Malta 31.82023 +3.1+0.8 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanHigh income
59 Canada 31.52022 −1.8−0.8 North AmericaHigh income
60 Mongolia 31.42022 −1.3– East Asia & PacificUpper middle income
61 Austria 31.22023 +0.4+1.7 Europe & Central AsiaHigh income
62 Bangladesh 30.92022 −1.5– South AsiaLower middle income
63 Estonia 30.72023 +0.4−0.8 Europe & Central AsiaHigh income
64 Comoros 30.32024 −3.9– Sub-Saharan AfricaLower middle income
65 Croatia 30.12023 +0.4−0.2 Europe & Central AsiaHigh income
66 Nepal 30.02022 –– South AsiaLower middle income
67 Denmark 29.92023 +1.7+3.2 Europe & Central AsiaHigh income
68 Iraq 29.82023 –– Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanUpper middle income
69 Romania 29.82023 −6.0−3.9 Europe & Central AsiaHigh income
70 Sweden 29.32023 −0.7−0.2 Europe & Central AsiaHigh income
71 Ireland 29.02023 −1.6−1.4 Europe & Central AsiaHigh income
72 Bhutan 28.52022 −8.9– South AsiaLower middle income
73 Poland 28.52023 −1.7−1.1 Europe & Central AsiaHigh income
74 Kyrgyz Republic 27.52024 −2.2−0.3 Europe & Central AsiaLower middle income
75 Armenia 27.42024 −2.6−0.9 Europe & Central AsiaUpper middle income
76 Finland 27.42023 +0.1+0.2 Europe & Central AsiaHigh income
77 Belgium 26.82023 −0.4−0.6 Europe & Central AsiaHigh income
78 Moldova 26.82024 +0.8+1.1 Europe & Central AsiaUpper middle income
79 Norway 26.52023 −1.1−1.3 Europe & Central AsiaHigh income
80 Syrian Arab Republic 26.42022 –– Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanLow income
81 Czechia 25.72023 +0.70.0 Europe & Central AsiaHigh income
82 Kiribati 24.72023 −3.1– East Asia & PacificLower middle income
83 Slovenia 24.72023 +0.1−0.1 Europe & Central AsiaHigh income
84 Slovak Republic 23.82023 −1.2−0.8 Europe & Central AsiaHigh income
85 India 23.02023 –– South AsiaLower middle income

85 further countries have data for this indicator but nothing recent enough to rank.