Economy > GINI index: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: 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.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	NamibiaNamibia	74.33	1993
2	LesothoLesotho	63.2	1995
3	Sierra LeoneSierra Leone	62.9	1989
4	Central African RepublicCentral Africa	61.33	1993
5	BotswanaBotswana	60.51	1993
6	BoliviaBolivia	60.05	2002
7	HaitiHaiti	59.21	2001
8	ColombiaColombia	58.62	2003
9	ParaguayParaguay	58.36	2003
10	South AfricaSouth Africa	57.78	2000
11	BrazilBrazil	56.99	2004
12	PanamaPanama	56.08	2003
13	GuatemalaGuatemala	55.13	2002
14	ChileChile	54.92	2003
15	HondurasHonduras	53.84	2003
16	EcuadorEcuador	53.55	1998
17	El SalvadorEl Salvador	52.36	2002
18	PeruPeru	52.02	2003
19	Dominican RepublicDominican Rep.	51.64	2004
20	ArgentinaArgentina	51.32	2004
21	Papua New GuineaPapua NG	50.9	1996
22	ZambiaZambia	50.8	2004
23	NigerNiger	50.54	1995
24	SwazilandSwaziland	50.4	2001
25	The GambiaThe Gambia	50.23	1998
26	ZimbabweZimbabwe	50.1	1996
27	Costa RicaCosta Rica	49.76	2003
28	MalaysiaMalaysia	49.15	1997
29	VenezuelaVenezuela	48.2	2003
30	MadagascarMadagascar	47.45	2001
31	MozambiqueMozambique	47.29	2002
32	NepalNepal	47.17	2004
33	Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau	47.05	1993
34	ChinaChina	46.9	2004
35	RwandaRwanda	46.79	2000
36	MexicoMexico	46.05	2004
37	UgandaUganda	45.7	2002
38	JamaicaJamaica	45.51	2004
39	UruguayUruguay	44.85	2003
40	Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire	44.58	2002
41	CameroonCameroon	44.56	2001
42	PhilippinesPhilippines	44.53	2003
43	NigeriaNigeria	43.7	2003
44	TurkeyTurkey	43.64	2003
45	Hong KongHong Kong	43.44	1996
46	GuyanaGuyana	43.2	1999
47	NicaraguaNicaragua	43.11	2001
48	IranIran	43	1998
49	Saint LuciaSaint Lucia	42.58	1995
50	KenyaKenya	42.5	1997
51	SingaporeSingapore	42.48	1998
52	BurundiBurundi	42.39	1998
53	ThailandThailand	41.98	2002
54	CambodiaCambodia	41.71	2004
55	SenegalSenegal	41.25	2001
56	United StatesUnited States	40.81	2000
57	GhanaGhana	40.79	1998
58	TurkmenistanTurkmenistan	40.76	1998
59	GeorgiaGeorgia	40.44	2003
60	Sri LankaSri Lanka	40.17	2002
61	MaliMali	40.1	2001
62	RussiaRussia	39.93	2002
63	TunisiaTunisia	39.8	2000
64	Burkina FasoBurkina Faso	39.51	2003
65	MoroccoMorocco	39.5	1999
66	IsraelIsrael	39.2	2001
67	MauritaniaMauritania	39.01	2000
68	MalawiMalawi	39	2004
69	Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+	38.88	1992
70	JordanJordan	38.84	2003
71	GuineaGuinea	38.6	2003
72	PortugalPortugal	38.45	1997
73	LatviaLatvia	37.67	2003
74	IndiaIndia	36.8	2004
75	UzbekistanUzbekistan	36.77	2003
76	AzerbaijanAzerbaijan	36.5	2001
77	BeninBenin	36.48	2003
78	New ZealandNew Zealand	36.17	1997
=79	LithuaniaLithuania	36.03	2003
=79	ItalyItaly	36.03	2000
81	United KingdomUnited Kingdom	35.97	1999
82	EstoniaEstonia	35.8	2003
83	AlgeriaAlgeria	35.3	1995
84	AustraliaAustralia	35.19	1994
85	SpainSpain	34.66	2000
86	LaosLaos	34.65	2002
87	TanzaniaTanzania	34.62	2000
88	PolandPoland	34.47	2002
89	EgyptEgypt	34.41	2000
90	VietnamVietnam	34.4	2004
91	IndonesiaIndonesia	34.31	2002
92	IrelandIreland	34.28	2000
93	GreeceGreece	34.27	2000
94	KazakhstanKazakhstan	33.91	2003
95	ArmeniaArmenia	33.77	2003
96	SwitzerlandSwitzerland	33.68	2000
97	YemenYemen	33.44	1998
98	BangladeshBangladesh	33.4	2000
99	MoldovaMoldova	33.22	2003
100	BelgiumBelgium	32.97	2000
101	MongoliaMongolia	32.8	2002
102	FranceFrance	32.74	1995
103	TajikistanTajikistan	32.64	2003
104	CanadaCanada	32.56	2000
105	South KoreaSouth Korea	31.59	1998
106	AlbaniaAlbania	31.1	2004
107	RomaniaRomania	31.05	2003
108	NetherlandsNetherlands	30.9	1999
109	LuxembourgLuxembourg	30.76	2000
110	PakistanPakistan	30.56	2002
111	KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan	30.31	2003
112	Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+	30.02	2003
113	EthiopiaEthiopia	29.97	2000
114	BelarusBelarus	29.72	2002
115	BulgariaBulgaria	29.21	2003
116	AustriaAustria	29.15	2000
117	CroatiaCroatia	29	2001
118	SloveniaSlovenia	28.41	1998
119	GermanyGermany	28.31	2000
120	UkraineUkraine	28.06	2003
121	FinlandFinland	26.88	2000
122	HungaryHungary	26.85	2002
123	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina	26.15	2001
124	SlovakiaSlovakia	25.81	1996
125	NorwayNorway	25.79	2000
126	Czech RepublicCzech Republic	25.4	1996
127	SwedenSweden	25	2000
128	JapanJapan	24.85	1993
129	DenmarkDenmark	24.7	1997

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