Economy > Inequality > 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	ComorosComoros	64.34	2004
3	BotswanaBotswana	60.96	1994
4	BelizeBelize	59.56	1995
5	HaitiHaiti	59.5	2001
6	AngolaAngola	58.64	2000
7	ColombiaColombia	58.49	2006
8	South AfricaSouth Africa	57.77	2000
9	BoliviaBolivia	57.19	2007
10	HondurasHonduras	55.31	2006
11	BrazilBrazil	55.02	2007
12	PanamaPanama	54.93	2006
13	EcuadorEcuador	54.37	2007
14	GuatemalaGuatemala	53.69	2006
15	ParaguayParaguay	53.24	2007
16	SurinameSuriname	52.81	1999
17	LiberiaLiberia	52.56	2007
18	LesothoLesotho	52.5	2003
19	NicaraguaNicaragua	52.33	2005
20	ChileChile	52	2006
21	MexicoMexico	51.61	2008
22	Papua New GuineaPapua NG	50.88	1996
23	ZambiaZambia	50.74	2004
24	SwazilandSwaziland	50.68	2001
25	Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+	50.6	2001
26	PeruPeru	50.52	2007
27	Cape VerdeCape Verde	50.4	2001
28	ZimbabweZimbabwe	50.1	1995
29	Costa RicaCosta Rica	48.91	2007
30	ArgentinaArgentina	48.81	2006
31	Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire	48.39	2002
32	Dominican RepublicDominican Rep.	48.35	2007
33	KenyaKenya	47.68	2005
34	Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the	47.32	2005
35	NepalNepal	47.3	2004
36	The GambiaThe Gambia	47.28	2003
37	MadagascarMadagascar	47.24	2005
38	MozambiqueMozambique	47.11	2003
39	UruguayUruguay	47.06	2007
40	El SalvadorEl Salvador	46.85	2007
41	BhutanBhutan	46.74	2003
42	RwandaRwanda	46.68	2000
43	JamaicaJamaica	45.51	2004
44	CameroonCameroon	44.56	2001
45	Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR.	44.43	2006
46	CambodiaCambodia	44.2	2007
47	PhilippinesPhilippines	44.04	2006
48	NigerNiger	43.89	2005
49	RussiaRussia	43.67	2007
50	Central African RepublicCentral Africa	43.57	2003
51	VenezuelaVenezuela	43.44	2006
52	GuineaGuinea	43.34	2003
53	GuyanaGuyana	43.2	1998
54	NigeriaNigeria	42.93	2004
55	GhanaGhana	42.76	2006
56	UgandaUganda	42.62	2005
57	Saint LuciaSaint Lucia	42.6	1995
58	Sierra LeoneSierra Leone	42.52	2003
59	SingaporeSingapore	42.48	1998
60	ThailandThailand	42.45	2004
61	ChinaChina	41.53	2005
62	GabonGabon	41.45	2005
63	TurkeyTurkey	41.15	2006
64	QatarQatar	41.1	2007
65	Sri LankaSri Lanka	41.06	2002
66	MoroccoMorocco	40.88	2007
=67	TunisiaTunisia	40.81	2000
=67	United StatesUnited States	40.81	2000
69	GeorgiaGeorgia	40.8	2005
70	TurkmenistanTurkmenistan	40.77	1998
71	Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+	40.27	1992
72	DjiboutiDjibouti	39.85	2002
73	ChadChad	39.78	2003
74	Burkina FasoBurkina Faso	39.6	2003
75	IsraelIsrael	39.2	2001
76	SenegalSenegal	39.19	2005
77	MauritaniaMauritania	39.04	2000
78	MalawiMalawi	39.02	2004
79	MaliMali	38.99	2006
80	BeninBenin	38.62	2003
81	PortugalPortugal	38.45	1997
82	MalaysiaMalaysia	37.91	2004
83	VietnamVietnam	37.77	2006
84	JordanJordan	37.72	2006
85	IndonesiaIndonesia	37.58	2007
86	MaldivesMaldives	37.41	2004
87	MoldovaMoldova	37.35	2007
88	IndiaIndia	36.8	2005
89	UzbekistanUzbekistan	36.72	2003
90	MongoliaMongolia	36.57	2008
91	LatviaLatvia	36.29	2007
92	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina	36.26	2007
93	New ZealandNew Zealand	36.17	1997
94	ItalyItaly	36.03	2000
95	EstoniaEstonia	36	2004
96	United KingdomUnited Kingdom	35.97	1999
97	LithuaniaLithuania	35.81	2004
98	Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau	35.52	2002
99	AlgeriaAlgeria	35.33	1995
100	AustraliaAustralia	35.19	1994
101	PolandPoland	34.92	2005
102	SpainSpain	34.66	2000
103	TanzaniaTanzania	34.62	2000
104	TogoTogo	34.41	2006
	Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile)	34.4	2002
105	IrelandIreland	34.28	2000
106	GreeceGreece	34.27	2000
107	SwitzerlandSwitzerland	33.68	2000
108	TajikistanTajikistan	33.6	2004
109	KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan	33.47	2007
110	BurundiBurundi	33.27	2006
111	BelgiumBelgium	32.97	2000
112	FranceFrance	32.74	1995
113	LaosLaos	32.63	2002
114	CanadaCanada	32.56	2000
115	RomaniaRomania	32.13	2007
116	East TimorEast Timor	31.92	2007
117	PakistanPakistan	31.18	2005
118	SloveniaSlovenia	31.15	2004
119	BangladeshBangladesh	31.02	2005
120	KazakhstanKazakhstan	30.92	2007
121	NetherlandsNetherlands	30.9	1999
122	LuxembourgLuxembourg	30.76	2000
123	ArmeniaArmenia	30.25	2007
124	HungaryHungary	30.04	2004
125	EthiopiaEthiopia	29.76	2005
126	BulgariaBulgaria	29.24	2003
127	AustriaAustria	29.15	2000
128	CroatiaCroatia	29.03	2005
129	BelarusBelarus	28.8	2007
130	GermanyGermany	28.31	2000
131	Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+	28.18	2008
132	UkraineUkraine	27.56	2008
133	FinlandFinland	26.88	2000
134	Czech RepublicCzech Republic	25.82	1996
135	SlovakiaSlovakia	25.81	1996
136	NorwayNorway	25.79	2000
137	SwedenSweden	25	2000
138	JapanJapan	24.85	1993
139	DenmarkDenmark	24.7	1997
140	AzerbaijanAzerbaijan	16.83	2005
141	SeychellesSeychelles	0.0	2007

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