Gini Income Inequality Index

Global Ranking

Source: IMF

Current Rank	Country	Value	Latest Reading	Previous Rank	Previous Value

1	South Africa	63	2014	1	63.4
2 ↑	Namibia	59.1	2015	3	61
3 ↑	Suriname	57.9	1999	156
4 ↑	Zambia	57.1	2015	6	55.6
5 ↑	Sao Tome and Principe	56.3	2017	129	30.8
6 ↓	Central African Republic	56.2	2008	2	61.3
7 ↑	Swaziland	54.6	2016	11	51.5
8 ↑	Colombia	54.2	2020	12	51.3
9 ↑	Mozambique	54	2014	28	45.6
10 ↓	Belize	53.3	1999	7	54.9
10 ↓	Botswana	53.3	2015	4	60.5
12 ↑	Angola	51.3	2018	44	42.7
13 ↑	Saint Lucia	51.2	2016	45	42.6
14 ↑	Zimbabwe	50.3	2019	34	44.3
15	Panama	49.8	2019	15	49.2
16 ↑	Costa Rica	49.3	2020	18	48.2
17 ↓	Brazil	48.9	2020	9	53.4
17 ↑	Republic of the Congo	48.9	2011	20	47.3
19 ↓	Guatemala	48.3	2014	8	54.6
20 ↓	Honduras	48.2	2019	16	48.9
21 ↑	Burkina Faso	47.3	2018	91	35.3
21 ↑	Ecuador	47.3	2020	26	45.7
23 ↑	Cameroon	46.6	2014	42	42.8
24 ↑	Nicaragua	46.2	2014	36	43.9
25 ↓	Jamaica	45.5	2004	17	48.3
26 ↑	Mexico	45.4	2020	29	45.4
27 ↓	Comoros	45.3	2014	5	55.9
28 ↑	Guyana	45.1	1998	156
29 ↓	Lesotho	44.9	2017	10	51.6
29 ↑	Chile	44.9	2020	33	44.4
31 ↓	Venezuela	44.8	2006	14	49.5
32 ↑	Peru	43.8	2020	57	41.5
33 ↓	Rwanda	43.7	2016	30	45.1
34 ↑	Bolivia	43.6	2020	56	41.6
35 ↑	Ghana	43.5	2016	47	42.4
35 ↓	Paraguay	43.5	2020	26	45.7
37 ↑	Uganda	42.7	2019	42	42.8
38 ↑	Madagascar	42.6	2012	47	42.4
39 ↑	Togo	42.4	2018	40	43.1
39 ↓	Cape Verde	42.4	2015	21	47.2
41	Argentina	42.3	2020	41	42.9
41 ↓	Philippines	42.3	2018	32	44.6
43 ↑	Democratic Republic of the Congo	42.1	2012	50	42.2
44 ↓	Papua New Guinea	41.9	2009	25	45.8
44 ↑	Turkey	41.9	2019	54	41.9
46 ↓	Djibouti	41.6	2017	35	44.1
47 ↑	United States	41.5	2019	59	41.4
48 ↑	Malaysia	41.1	2015	60	41.3
48 ↑	Haiti	41.1	2012	156
50 ↑	Iran	40.9	2019	52	42
51 ↓	Kenya	40.8	2015	23	46.5
51 ↑	Turkmenistan	40.8	1998	156
53 ↑	Tanzania	40.5	2018	63	40.5
54 ↓	Trinidad and Tobago	40.3	1992	45	42.6
54 ↑	Bulgaria	40.3	2019	60	41.3
56 ↑	Uruguay	40.2	2020	65	39.7
57 ↓	Micronesia	40.1	2013	47	42.4
58 ↓	Dominican Republic	39.6	2020	54	41.9
59 ↑	Morocco	39.5	2013	62	40.7
60 ↑	Sri Lanka	39.3	2016	67	38.7
61 ↑	Tuvalu	39.1	2010	156
62 ↑	Laos	38.8	2018	80	36
62 ↑	El Salvador	38.8	2019	68	38.6
64 ↓	Samoa	38.7	2013	52	42
65 ↑	Burundi	38.6	2013	107	33.4
65 ↑	Israel	38.6	2018	71	38.2
67 ↓	Malawi	38.5	2019	31	44.7
68 ↑	China	38.2	2019	69	38.5
69 ↓	Senegal	38.1	2018	64	40.3
70 ↓	Gabon	38	2017	50	42.2
71 ↓	Benin	37.8	2018	19	47.8
72 ↑	Tonga	37.6	2015	75	37.5
73 ↑	Syria	37.5	2003	94	35.2
73 ↓	Chad	37.5	2018	39	43.3
75 ↓	Bhutan	37.4	2017	66	38.8
76 ↑	Niger	37.3	2018	101	34.3
76	Indonesia	37.3	2021	76	37
78 ↓	Ivory Coast	37.2	2018	57	41.5
79 ↓	Solomon Islands	37.1	2012	24	46.1
80 ↓	Mauritius	36.8	2017	69	38.5
80 ↓	Montenegro	36.8	2018	78	36.9
80 ↑	Somalia	36.8	2017	156
83 ↑	Yemen	36.7	2014	99	34.7
84 ↑	Mali	36.1	2018	111	33
85 ↓	Russia	36	2020	73	37.7
86 ↓	Gambia	35.9	2015	38	43.6
87 ↑	India	35.7	2011	88	35.4
87 ↑	Sierra Leone	35.7	2018	103	34
87 ↑	Vietnam	35.7	2018	91	35.3
90 ↓	Lithuania	35.3	2019	86	35.7
90 ↑	Uzbekistan	35.3	2003	111	33
90 ↑	Liberia	35.3	2016	108	33.2
93 ↓	Italy	35.2	2018	81	35.9
94 ↓	Nigeria	35.1	2018	81	35.9
94 ↑	United Kingdom	35.1	2017	98	34.8
96 ↑	Thailand	35	2020	97	34.9
96 ↑	Ethiopia	35	2015	108	33.2
98 ↓	Romania	34.8	2019	84	35.8
98 ↓	Guinea-Bissau	34.8	2018	13	50.7
100 ↓	Georgia	34.5	2020	81	35.9
100 ↓	Latvia	34.5	2019	95	35.1
100 ↓	Serbia	34.5	2019	96	35
103 ↓	Spain	34.3	2019	99	34.7
103 ↑	Australia	34.3	2018	104	33.7
105 ↓	Sudan	34.2	2014	88	35.4
105 ↓	Luxembourg	34.2	2019	88	35.4
107 ↑	Tajikistan	34	2015	129	30.8
108 ↑	Jordan	33.7	2010	117	32.6
109 ↑	Canada	33.3	2017	114	32.7
110 ↑	Greece	33.1	2019	113	32.9
110 ↑	Switzerland	33.1	2018	114	32.7
112 ↓	Bosnia and Herzegovina	33	2011	110	33.1
112 ↓	Macedonia	33	2018	102	34.2
114 ↑	Japan	32.9	2013	121	32.1
115 ↓	Tunisia	32.8	2015	84	35.8
115 ↓	Portugal	32.8	2019	106	33.5
115 ↓	Nepal	32.8	2010	37	43.8
118 ↑	Mongolia	32.7	2018	120	32.3
119 ↓	Mauritania	32.6	2014	86	35.7
120 ↑	France	32.4	2018	124	31.6
120 ↑	Bangladesh	32.4	2016	121	32.1
122 ↓	Vanuatu	32.3	2019	74	37.6
123 ↓	Seychelles	32.1	2018	22	46.8
124 ↑	Lebanon	31.8	2011	156
125 ↑	Germany	31.7	2018	127	31.2
126 ↓	Pakistan	31.6	2018	117	32.6
127 ↓	Egypt	31.5	2017	123	31.8
128 ↓	South Korea	31.4	2016	127	31.2
129 ↓	Cyprus	31.2	2019	114	32.7
130 ↑	Malta	31	2019	140	28.7
131 ↑	Estonia	30.8	2019	132	30.3
131 ↑	Albania	30.8	2019	133	30.1
133 ↓	Fiji	30.7	2019	79	36.7
133 ↓	Burma (Myanmar)	30.7	2017	72	38.1
135 ↓	Ireland	30.6	2018	125	31.4
136	Poland	30.2	2018	136	29.7
136 ↓	Austria	30.2	2019	129	30.8
138 ↑	Hungary	30	2019	139	29.6
139 ↓	Guinea	29.6	2018	104	33.7
140 ↑	Iraq	29.5	2012	141	28.6
141 ↓	Sweden	29.3	2019	134	30
141 ↓	Maldives	29.3	2019	126	31.3
143	Netherlands	29.2	2019	143	28.1
144 ↓	Kyrgyzstan	29	2020	136	29.7
145 ↓	Croatia	28.9	2019	136	29.7
146 ↓	Kiribati	27.8	2019	76	37
146 ↓	Kazakhstan	27.8	2018	145	27.5
148 ↓	Denmark	27.7	2019	142	28.2
148 ↓	Finland	27.7	2019	146	27.3
148 ↓	Norway	27.7	2019	144	27.6
151 ↓	Algeria	27.6	2011	91	35.3
152 ↓	Belgium	27.2	2019	147	27.2
153 ↓	Azerbaijan	26.6	2005	149	26.6
154 ↓	Iceland	26.1	2017	147	27.2
155 ↓	Moldova	26	2019	151	25.7
155 ↓	United Arab Emirates	26	2018	119	32.5
157 ↓	Ukraine	25.6	2020	149	26.6
158 ↓	Czech Republic	25.3	2019	153	25
159 ↓	Armenia	25.2	2020	135	29.9
160 ↓	Slovenia	24.4	2019	155	24.6
160 ↓	Belarus	24.4	2020	152	25.3
162 ↓	Slovakia	23.2	2019	153	25

Definition of Gini Income Inequality Index

Gini index measures the extent to which the distribution of income (or, in some cases, consumption expenditure) among individuals or households within an economy deviates from a perfectly equal distribution. A Lorenz curve plots the cumulative percentages of total income received against the cumulative number of recipients, starting with the poorest individual or household. The Gini index measures the area between the Lorenz curve and a hypothetical line of absolute equality, expressed as a percentage of the maximum area under the line. Thus a Gini index of 0 represents perfect equality, while an index of 100 implies perfect inequality.