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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.".
CONTENTS
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| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Namibia | 74.33 | 1993 | ||
| 2 | Comoros | 64.34 | 2004 | ||
| 3 | Botswana | 60.96 | 1994 | ||
| 4 | Belize | 59.56 | 1995 | ||
| 5 | Haiti | 59.5 | 2001 | ||
| 6 | Angola | 58.64 | 2000 | ||
| 7 | Colombia | 58.49 | 2006 | ||
| 8 | South Africa | 57.77 | 2000 | ||
| 9 | Bolivia | 57.19 | 2007 | ||
| 10 | Honduras | 55.31 | 2006 | ||
| 11 | Brazil | 55.02 | 2007 | ||
| 12 | Panama | 54.93 | 2006 | ||
| 13 | Ecuador | 54.37 | 2007 | ||
| 14 | Guatemala | 53.69 | 2006 | ||
| 15 | Paraguay | 53.24 | 2007 | ||
| 16 | Suriname | 52.81 | 1999 | ||
| 17 | Liberia | 52.56 | 2007 | ||
| 18 | Lesotho | 52.5 | 2003 | ||
| 19 | Nicaragua | 52.33 | 2005 | ||
| 20 | Chile | 52 | 2006 | ||
| 21 | Mexico | 51.61 | 2008 | ||
| 22 | Papua New Guinea | 50.88 | 1996 | ||
| 23 | Zambia | 50.74 | 2004 | ||
| 24 | Swaziland | 50.68 | 2001 | ||
| 25 | Sao Tome and Principe | 50.6 | 2001 | ||
| 26 | Peru | 50.52 | 2007 | ||
| 27 | Cape Verde | 50.4 | 2001 | ||
| 28 | Zimbabwe | 50.1 | 1995 | ||
| 29 | Costa Rica | 48.91 | 2007 | ||
| 30 | Argentina | 48.81 | 2006 | ||
| 31 | Cote d'Ivoire | 48.39 | 2002 | ||
| 32 | Dominican Republic | 48.35 | 2007 | ||
| 33 | Kenya | 47.68 | 2005 | ||
| 34 | Congo, Republic of the | 47.32 | 2005 | ||
| 35 | Nepal | 47.3 | 2004 | ||
| 36 | The Gambia | 47.28 | 2003 | ||
| 37 | Madagascar | 47.24 | 2005 | ||
| 38 | Mozambique | 47.11 | 2003 | ||
| 39 | Uruguay | 47.06 | 2007 | ||
| 40 | El Salvador | 46.85 | 2007 | ||
| 41 | Bhutan | 46.74 | 2003 | ||
| 42 | Rwanda | 46.68 | 2000 | ||
| 43 | Jamaica | 45.51 | 2004 | ||
| 44 | Cameroon | 44.56 | 2001 | ||
| 45 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 44.43 | 2006 | ||
| 46 | Cambodia | 44.2 | 2007 | ||
| 47 | Philippines | 44.04 | 2006 | ||
| 48 | Niger | 43.89 | 2005 | ||
| 49 | Russia | 43.67 | 2007 | ||
| 50 | Central African Republic | 43.57 | 2003 | ||
| 51 | Venezuela | 43.44 | 2006 | ||
| 52 | Guinea | 43.34 | 2003 | ||
| 53 | Guyana | 43.2 | 1998 | ||
| 54 | Nigeria | 42.93 | 2004 | ||
| 55 | Ghana | 42.76 | 2006 | ||
| 56 | Uganda | 42.62 | 2005 | ||
| 57 | Saint Lucia | 42.6 | 1995 | ||
| 58 | Sierra Leone | 42.52 | 2003 | ||
| 59 | Singapore | 42.48 | 1998 | ||
| 60 | Thailand | 42.45 | 2004 | ||
| 61 | China | 41.53 | 2005 | ||
| 62 | Gabon | 41.45 | 2005 | ||
| 63 | Turkey | 41.15 | 2006 | ||
| 64 | Qatar | 41.1 | 2007 | ||
| 65 | Sri Lanka | 41.06 | 2002 | ||
| 66 | Morocco | 40.88 | 2007 | ||
| =67 | Tunisia | 40.81 | 2000 | ||
| =67 | United States | 40.81 | 2000 | ||
| 69 | Georgia | 40.8 | 2005 | ||
| 70 | Turkmenistan | 40.77 | 1998 | ||
| 71 | Trinidad and Tobago | 40.27 | 1992 | ||
| 72 | Djibouti | 39.85 | 2002 | ||
| 73 | Chad | 39.78 | 2003 | ||
| 74 | Burkina Faso | 39.6 | 2003 | ||
| 75 | Israel | 39.2 | 2001 | ||
| 76 | Senegal | 39.19 | 2005 | ||
| 77 | Mauritania | 39.04 | 2000 | ||
| 78 | Malawi | 39.02 | 2004 | ||
| 79 | Mali | 38.99 | 2006 | ||
| 80 | Benin | 38.62 | 2003 | ||
| 81 | Portugal | 38.45 | 1997 | ||
| 82 | Malaysia | 37.91 | 2004 | ||
| 83 | Vietnam | 37.77 | 2006 | ||
| 84 | Jordan | 37.72 | 2006 | ||
| 85 | Indonesia | 37.58 | 2007 | ||
| 86 | Maldives | 37.41 | 2004 | ||
| 87 | Moldova | 37.35 | 2007 | ||
| 88 | India | 36.8 | 2005 | ||
| 89 | Uzbekistan | 36.72 | 2003 | ||
| 90 | Mongolia | 36.57 | 2008 | ||
| 91 | Latvia | 36.29 | 2007 | ||
| 92 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 36.26 | 2007 | ||
| 93 | New Zealand | 36.17 | 1997 | ||
| 94 | Italy | 36.03 | 2000 | ||
| 95 | Estonia | 36 | 2004 | ||
| 96 | United Kingdom | 35.97 | 1999 | ||
| 97 | Lithuania | 35.81 | 2004 | ||
| 98 | Guinea-Bissau | 35.52 | 2002 | ||
| 99 | Algeria | 35.33 | 1995 | ||
| 100 | Australia | 35.19 | 1994 | ||
| 101 | Poland | 34.92 | 2005 | ||
| 102 | Spain | 34.66 | 2000 | ||
| 103 | Tanzania | 34.62 | 2000 | ||
| 104 | Togo | 34.41 | 2006 | ||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 34.4 | 2002 | |||
| 105 | Ireland | 34.28 | 2000 | ||
| 106 | Greece | 34.27 | 2000 | ||
| 107 | Switzerland | 33.68 | 2000 | ||
| 108 | Tajikistan | 33.6 | 2004 | ||
| 109 | Kyrgyzstan | 33.47 | 2007 | ||
| 110 | Burundi | 33.27 | 2006 | ||
| 111 | Belgium | 32.97 | 2000 | ||
| 112 | France | 32.74 | 1995 | ||
| 113 | Laos | 32.63 | 2002 | ||
| 114 | Canada | 32.56 | 2000 | ||
| 115 | Romania | 32.13 | 2007 | ||
| 116 | East Timor | 31.92 | 2007 | ||
| 117 | Pakistan | 31.18 | 2005 | ||
| 118 | Slovenia | 31.15 | 2004 | ||
| 119 | Bangladesh | 31.02 | 2005 | ||
| 120 | Kazakhstan | 30.92 | 2007 | ||
| 121 | Netherlands | 30.9 | 1999 | ||
| 122 | Luxembourg | 30.76 | 2000 | ||
| 123 | Armenia | 30.25 | 2007 | ||
| 124 | Hungary | 30.04 | 2004 | ||
| 125 | Ethiopia | 29.76 | 2005 | ||
| 126 | Bulgaria | 29.24 | 2003 | ||
| 127 | Austria | 29.15 | 2000 | ||
| 128 | Croatia | 29.03 | 2005 | ||
| 129 | Belarus | 28.8 | 2007 | ||
| 130 | Germany | 28.31 | 2000 | ||
| 131 | Serbia and Montenegro | 28.18 | 2008 | ||
| 132 | Ukraine | 27.56 | 2008 | ||
| 133 | Finland | 26.88 | 2000 | ||
| 134 | Czech Republic | 25.82 | 1996 | ||
| 135 | Slovakia | 25.81 | 1996 | ||
| 136 | Norway | 25.79 | 2000 | ||
| 137 | Sweden | 25 | 2000 | ||
| 138 | Japan | 24.85 | 1993 | ||
| 139 | Denmark | 24.7 | 1997 | ||
| 140 | Azerbaijan | 16.83 | 2005 | ||
| 141 | Seychelles | 0.0 | 2007 |
