| Countries | Date | Gini index | Ch. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States [+] | 1998 | 40.0 | -1.23% | |
| United Kingdom [+] | 1998 | 32.0 | 6.67% | |
| Germany [+] | 1998 | 25.0 | 0 | |
| France [+] | 1998 | 28.0 | -3.45% | |
| Spain [+] | 1998 | 34.0 | -2.86% | |
| Italy [+] | 1998 | 31.0 | 0 | |
| Portugal [+] | 1998 | 37.0 | 2.78% | |
| Greece [+] | 1998 | 35.0 | 0 | |
| Ireland [+] | 1998 | 34.0 | 3.03% | |
| Armenia [+] | 1996 | 44.4 | ||
| Argentina [+] | 1998 | 50.7 | 3.26% | |
| Austria [+] | 1998 | 24.0 | -4.00% | |
| Australia [+] | 1995 | 32.6 | -1.81% | |
| Azerbaijan [+] | 1995 | 34.7 | ||
| Bangladesh [+] | 1995 | 32.9 | 19.20% | |
| Belgium [+] | 1998 | 27.0 | 0 | |
| Burkina Faso [+] | 1998 | 49.9 | 3.74% | |
| Burundi [+] | 1998 | 42.3 | 27.03% | |
| Bolivia [+] | 1997 | 58.2 | 18.53% | |
| Brazil [+] | 1998 | 59.6 | -0.33% | |
| Botswana [+] | 1994 | 61.0 | 0.26% | |
| Belarus [+] | 1998 | 32.0 | 11.27% | |
| Belize [+] | 1998 | 54.9 | -9.11% | |
| Canada [+] | 1998 | 33.2 | 0.30% | |
| Central African Republic [+] | 1992 | 61.3 | ||
| Côte d'Ivoire [+] | 1998 | 39.0 | -3.94% | |
| Chile [+] | 1998 | 55.5 | 1.09% | |
| Cameroon [+] | 1996 | 44.4 | ||
| China [+] | 1996 | 35.2 | 3.83% | |
| Colombia [+] | 1996 | 56.9 | 10.49% | |
| Costa Rica [+] | 1998 | 45.7 | 0.22% | |
| Cyprus [+] | 1997 | 29.0 | ||
| Denmark [+] | 1997 | 20.0 | 0 | |
| Dominican Republic [+] | 1997 | 48.9 | 3.16% | |
| Algeria [+] | 1995 | 35.3 | -12.19% | |
| Ecuador [+] | 1998 | 49.7 | -2.55% | |
| Egypt [+] | 1996 | 30.1 | 0.10% | |
| Ethiopia [+] | 1995 | 44.6 | 37.57% | |
| Finland [+] | 1998 | 22.0 | 0 | |
| Georgia [+] | 1998 | 41.3 | 1.47% | |
| Ghana [+] | 1998 | 40.1 | 5.17% | |
| The Gambia [+] | 1998 | 48.5 | ||
| Guinea [+] | 1994 | 46.1 | -1.50% | |
| Guatemala [+] | 1989 | 59.6 | 2.23% | |
| Guinea-Bissau [+] | 1993 | 43.6 | ||
| Guyana [+] | 1998 | 45.1 | ||
| Honduras [+] | 1998 | 57.4 | 8.92% | |
| Indonesia [+] | 1998 | 32.2 | -9.55% | |
| Israel [+] | 1997 | 38.1 | 7.32% | |
| India [+] | 1993 | 31.6 | -2.77% | |
| Iran [+] | 1998 | 44.1 | 2.56% | |
| Jamaica [+] | 1996 | 40.4 | 13.17% | |
| Jordan [+] | 1997 | 36.4 | -16.13% | |
| Kenya [+] | 1997 | 45.0 | 4.41% | |
| Kyrgyzstan [+] | 1998 | 46.4 | -13.59% | |
| Cambodia [+] | 1994 | 38.2 | ||
| Kazakhstan [+] | 1996 | 35.4 | 8.36% | |
| Laos [+] | 1997 | 34.9 | 1.75% | |
| Saint Lucia [+] | 1995 | 42.6 | ||
| Sri Lanka [+] | 1995 | 35.4 | 9.26% | |
| Lesotho [+] | 1994 | 63.2 | 9.08% | |
| Luxembourg [+] | 1998 | 26.0 | 4.00% | |
| Morocco [+] | 1998 | 39.4 | 0.51% | |
| Moldova [+] | 1998 | 39.5 | 7.05% | |
| Madagascar [+] | 1997 | 39.5 | -12.80% | |
| Mali [+] | 1994 | 50.4 | ||
| Mongolia [+] | 1998 | 30.3 | -8.73% | |
| Mauritania [+] | 1996 | 37.3 | -1.09% | |
| Malawi [+] | 1998 | 50.3 | -23.54% | |
| Mexico [+] | 1998 | 53.3 | 2.50% | |
| Malaysia [+] | 1997 | 49.1 | 1.24% | |
| Mozambique [+] | 1996 | 53.6 | ||
| Namibia [+] | 1993 | 74.3 | ||
| Niger [+] | 1994 | 41.5 | 14.96% | |
| Nigeria [+] | 1996 | 51.9 | 15.33% | |
| Nicaragua [+] | 1998 | 54.4 | -5.23% | |
| Netherlands [+] | 1998 | 25.0 | -3.85% | |
| Nepal [+] | 1995 | 35.2 | 17.10% | |
| Panama [+] | 1998 | 57.5 | -1.20% | |
| Peru [+] | 1998 | 55.1 | 3.38% | |
| Papua New Guinea [+] | 1996 | 45.8 | ||
| Philippines [+] | 1997 | 46.0 | 7.23% | |
| Pakistan [+] | 1998 | 33.1 | 15.33% | |
| Paraguay [+] | 1997 | 54.9 | -5.67% | |
| Russia [+] | 1998 | 38.1 | -0.78% | |
| Rwanda [+] | 1985 | 28.9 | 0 | |
| Sweden [+] | 1997 | 21.0 | ||
| Senegal [+] | 1994 | 41.4 | -23.48% | |
| El Salvador [+] | 1998 | 54.5 | 6.86% | |
| Syria [+] | 1996 | 35.2 | ||
| Eswatini [+] | 1995 | 60.7 | 0.25% | |
| Thailand [+] | 1998 | 41.5 | -3.26% | |
| Turkmenistan [+] | 1998 | 40.8 | 15.32% | |
| Tunisia [+] | 1995 | 41.7 | 3.73% | |
| Trinidad and Tobago [+] | 1992 | 40.3 | -5.40% | |
| Tanzania [+] | 1992 | 33.8 | -4.16% | |
| Ukraine [+] | 1996 | 35.2 | -10.43% | |
| Uganda [+] | 1996 | 39.0 | -5.80% | |
| Uruguay [+] | 1998 | 42.5 | 2.41% | |
| Uzbekistan [+] | 1998 | 44.7 | 79.16% | |
| Venezuela [+] | 1998 | 48.1 | 1.91% | |
| Viet Nam [+] | 1998 | 35.4 | 0 | |
| Yemen [+] | 1998 | 35.0 | ||
| South Africa [+] | 1996 | 60.7 | 7.26% | |
| Zambia [+] | 1998 | 49.1 | 1.66% | |
| Zimbabwe [+] | 1995 | 50.1 | ||
GINI INDEX
The Gini index is also known as Gini coefficient. It is used to measure the inequality between the inhabitants of a region, by comparing their incomes.The maximal inequality in the Gini index is represented by the number one (or the number100 depending on the scale we use). On the contrary, a Gini coefficient of zero expresses the perfect equality.
At the top of this page you can see the ranking and the map of the Gini Index in the world. You can see the Gini Index by country, select one of them to access its evolution.