Indicator
Income inequality (Gini coefficient) ranking
Highest and lowest
In 2024, the Gini coefficient of income inequality was highest in Colombia, South Africa, and Zambia, while the lowest values were recorded in Slovak Republic, Kiribati, and Slovenia. The full ranking is shown below.
Full ranking
Income inequality (Gini coefficient)
Gini index (0 = complete equality, 100 = complete inequality)
| Rank | Economy | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colombia | 54.4 | 2024 |
| 2 | South Africa | 54.1 | 2022 |
| 3 | Zambia | 51.5 | 2022 |
| 4 | Brazil | 50.3 | 2024 |
| 5 | Panama | 49.7 | 2024 |
| 6 | Mozambique | 49.6 | 2022 |
| 7 | Costa Rica | 45.8 | 2024 |
| 8 | Honduras | 45.7 | 2024 |
| 9 | Ecuador | 45.2 | 2024 |
| 10 | Guatemala | 45.2 | 2023 |
| 11 | Paraguay | 44.2 | 2024 |
| 12 | Türkiye | 43.7 | 2023 |
| 13 | Central African Republic | 43.0 | 2021 |
| 14 | Chile | 43.0 | 2024 |
| 15 | Mexico | 42.6 | 2024 |
| 16 | Argentina | 42.4 | 2024 |
| 17 | Cameroon | 42.2 | 2021 |
| 18 | United States | 41.8 | 2024 |
| 19 | Bolivia | 40.9 | 2024 |
| 20 | Malaysia | 40.7 | 2021 |
| 21 | Peru | 40.1 | 2024 |
| 22 | Uruguay | 40.0 | 2024 |
| 23 | Jamaica | 39.9 | 2021 |
| 24 | El Salvador | 39.8 | 2023 |
| 25 | Bulgaria | 39.5 | 2023 |
| 26 | Rwanda | 39.4 | 2023 |
| 27 | Philippines | 39.3 | 2023 |
| 28 | Suriname | 39.2 | 2022 |
| 29 | Dominican Republic | 39.0 | 2024 |
| 30 | Equatorial Guinea | 38.5 | 2022 |
| 31 | Kenya | 38.5 | 2022 |
| 32 | Israel | 38.3 | 2022 |
| 33 | Togo | 37.9 | 2021 |
| 34 | Burkina Faso | 37.4 | 2021 |
| 35 | Chad | 37.4 | 2022 |
| 36 | Madagascar | 36.8 | 2021 |
| 37 | West Bank and Gaza | 36.4 | 2023 |
| 38 | Senegal | 36.2 | 2021 |
| 39 | Tajikistan | 36.1 | 2024 |
| 40 | Viet Nam | 36.1 | 2022 |
| 41 | China | 36.0 | 2022 |
| 42 | Lithuania | 36.0 | 2023 |
| 43 | Iran | 35.9 | 2023 |
| 44 | Mali | 35.7 | 2021 |
| 45 | Lebanon | 35.5 | 2022 |
| 46 | Côte d'Ivoire | 35.3 | 2021 |
| 47 | Indonesia | 34.9 | 2024 |
| 48 | Lao PDR | 34.7 | 2024 |
| 49 | Uzbekistan | 34.6 | 2024 |
| 50 | Benin | 34.4 | 2021 |
| 51 | Italy | 34.3 | 2023 |
| 52 | Montenegro | 34.3 | 2021 |
| 53 | Latvia | 34.0 | 2023 |
| 54 | Georgia | 33.9 | 2024 |
| 55 | Nigeria | 33.9 | 2022 |
| 56 | Portugal | 33.9 | 2023 |
| 57 | Switzerland | 33.8 | 2022 |
| 58 | Germany | 33.7 | 2022 |
| 59 | Tunisia | 33.7 | 2021 |
| 60 | Luxembourg | 33.6 | 2023 |
| 61 | Pakistan | 33.5 | 2024 |
| 62 | Greece | 33.4 | 2023 |
| 63 | Guinea-Bissau | 33.4 | 2021 |
| 64 | Spain | 33.4 | 2023 |
| 65 | Thailand | 33.3 | 2024 |
| 66 | Russia | 33.0 | 2023 |
| 67 | Korea | 32.9 | 2021 |
| 68 | Niger | 32.9 | 2021 |
| 69 | Serbia | 32.8 | 2023 |
| 70 | United Kingdom | 32.4 | 2021 |
| 71 | Cyprus | 31.8 | 2023 |
| 72 | France | 31.8 | 2023 |
| 73 | Malta | 31.8 | 2023 |
| 74 | Canada | 31.5 | 2022 |
| 75 | Mongolia | 31.4 | 2022 |
| 76 | Austria | 31.2 | 2023 |
| 77 | Ethiopia | 31.1 | 2021 |
| 78 | Bangladesh | 30.9 | 2022 |
| 79 | Estonia | 30.7 | 2023 |
| 80 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 30.3 | 2021 |
| 81 | Comoros | 30.3 | 2024 |
| 82 | Croatia | 30.1 | 2023 |
| 83 | Nepal | 30.0 | 2022 |
| 84 | Denmark | 29.9 | 2023 |
| 85 | Iraq | 29.8 | 2023 |
| 86 | Romania | 29.8 | 2023 |
| 87 | Sweden | 29.3 | 2023 |
| 88 | Kazakhstan | 29.2 | 2021 |
| 89 | Ireland | 29.0 | 2023 |
| 90 | Bhutan | 28.5 | 2022 |
| 91 | Egypt | 28.5 | 2021 |
| 92 | Poland | 28.5 | 2023 |
| 93 | Kyrgyzstan | 27.5 | 2024 |
| 94 | Armenia | 27.4 | 2024 |
| 95 | Finland | 27.4 | 2023 |
| 96 | Tonga | 27.1 | 2021 |
| 97 | Belgium | 26.8 | 2023 |
| 98 | Moldova | 26.8 | 2023 |
| 99 | Norway | 26.5 | 2023 |
| 100 | Syrian Arab Republic | 26.4 | 2022 |
| 101 | Czechia | 25.7 | 2023 |
| 102 | Netherlands | 25.7 | 2021 |
| 103 | India | 25.5 | 2022 |
| 104 | Kiribati | 24.7 | 2023 |
| 105 | Slovenia | 24.7 | 2023 |
| 106 | Slovak Republic | 23.8 | 2023 |
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Sources and updates
Data sources
The data for this indicator are drawn from the World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP), via the World Development Indicators.
Last update
This indicator was last updated on Econorama on 18 June 2026 and reflects the latest data available from the underlying sources at that time.