Countries With the Highest Gini Index
Every country with a figure for gini index, ranked from highest to lowest. The top three are Namibia (59.1), Botswana (54.9) and Eswatini (54.6). The middle country of the 165 has 35.1.
What this measures
Gini index, in index (0-100). Source: World Bank. For this measure, higher is worse.
Sparse and uneven: most countries report only every few years, and coverage is thinnest where inequality is highest. Be wary of comparisons that match Gini with other measures year by year.
The full ranking
Each country’s latest figure, from 2010–2025. The year beside each value says when it was measured.
| Rank | Country | Gini index | Year | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Namibia | 59.1 | 2015 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2 | Botswana | 54.9 | 2015 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 3 | Eswatini | 54.6 | 2016 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 4 | Colombia | 54.4 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 5 | South Africa | 54.1 | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 6 | Zambia | 51.5 | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 7 | Angola | 51.3 | 2018 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 8 | Brazil | 50.3 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 9 | Zimbabwe | 50.3 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 10 | Panama | 49.7 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 11 | Mozambique | 49.6 | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 12 | Congo, Rep. | 48.9 | 2011 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 13 | Nicaragua | 46.2 | 2014 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 14 | Ecuador | 45.9 | 2025 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 15 | Honduras | 45.7 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 16 | Costa Rica | 45.5 | 2025 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 17 | Guatemala | 45.2 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 18 | Lesotho | 44.9 | 2017 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 19 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 44.7 | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 20 | Paraguay | 44.2 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 21 | South Sudan | 44 | 2016 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 22 | Grenada | 43.8 | 2018 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 23 | St. Lucia | 43.7 | 2015 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 24 | Turkiye | 43.7 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 25 | Ghana | 43.5 | 2016 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 26 | Central African Republic | 43 | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 27 | Chile | 43 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 28 | Uganda | 42.7 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 29 | Mexico | 42.6 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 30 | Argentina | 42.4 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 31 | Cabo Verde | 42.4 | 2015 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 32 | Cameroon | 42.2 | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 33 | United States | 41.8 | 2024 | North America |
| 34 | Djibouti | 41.6 | 2017 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 35 | Haiti | 41.1 | 2012 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 36 | Bolivia | 40.9 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 37 | Malaysia | 40.7 | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 38 | Sao Tome and Principe | 40.7 | 2017 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 39 | Tanzania | 40.5 | 2018 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 40 | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | 40.1 | 2013 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 41 | Peru | 40.1 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 42 | Uruguay | 40 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 43 | Belize | 39.9 | 2018 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 44 | Jamaica | 39.9 | 2021 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 45 | El Salvador | 39.8 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 46 | Bulgaria | 39.5 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 47 | Morocco | 39.5 | 2013 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 48 | Rwanda | 39.4 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 49 | Philippines | 39.3 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 50 | Suriname | 39.2 | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 51 | Tuvalu | 39.1 | 2010 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 52 | Dominican Republic | 39 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 53 | Gambia, The | 38.8 | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 54 | Samoa | 38.7 | 2013 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 55 | Equatorial Guinea | 38.5 | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 56 | Kenya | 38.5 | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 57 | Malawi | 38.5 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 58 | Israel | 38.3 | 2022 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 59 | Kosovo | 38.3 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 60 | Gabon | 38 | 2017 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 61 | Togo | 37.9 | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 62 | Sri Lanka | 37.7 | 2019 | South Asia |
| 63 | Burundi | 37.5 | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 64 | Burkina Faso | 37.4 | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 65 | Chad | 37.4 | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 66 | Solomon Islands | 37.1 | 2012 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 67 | Madagascar | 36.8 | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 68 | Mauritius | 36.8 | 2017 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 69 | Yemen, Rep. | 36.7 | 2014 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 70 | West Bank and Gaza | 36.4 | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 71 | Senegal | 36.2 | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 72 | Tajikistan | 36.1 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 73 | Viet Nam | 36.1 | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 74 | China | 36 | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 75 | Lithuania | 36 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 76 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 35.9 | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 77 | Mali | 35.7 | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 78 | Sierra Leone | 35.7 | 2018 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 79 | Lebanon | 35.5 | 2022 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 80 | Marshall Islands | 35.5 | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 81 | Cote d'Ivoire | 35.3 | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 82 | Liberia | 35.3 | 2016 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 83 | Qatar | 35.1 | 2017 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 84 | Lao PDR | 34.7 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 85 | Benin | 34.4 | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 86 | Indonesia | 34.4 | 2025 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 87 | Italy | 34.3 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 88 | Montenegro | 34.3 | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 89 | Sudan | 34.2 | 2014 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 90 | Barbados | 34.1 | 2016 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 91 | Latvia | 34 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 92 | Georgia | 33.9 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 93 | Nigeria | 33.9 | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 94 | Portugal | 33.9 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 95 | Australia | 33.8 | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 96 | Switzerland | 33.8 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 97 | Germany | 33.7 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 98 | Jordan | 33.7 | 2010 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 99 | Tunisia | 33.7 | 2021 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 100 | Luxembourg | 33.6 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 101 | North Macedonia | 33.5 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 102 | Pakistan | 33.5 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 103 | Spain | 33.4 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 104 | Guinea-Bissau | 33.4 | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 105 | Greece | 33.4 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 106 | Thailand | 33.3 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 107 | Russian Federation | 33 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 108 | Korea, Rep. | 32.9 | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 109 | Niger | 32.9 | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 110 | Serbia | 32.8 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 111 | Uzbekistan | 32.7 | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 112 | United Kingdom | 32.4 | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 113 | Naoero | 32.4 | 2012 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 114 | Japan | 32.3 | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 115 | Vanuatu | 32.3 | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 116 | Seychelles | 32.1 | 2018 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 117 | Mauritania | 32 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 118 | Cyprus | 31.8 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 119 | France | 31.8 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 120 | Malta | 31.8 | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 121 | Canada | 31.5 | 2022 | North America |
| 122 | Mongolia | 31.4 | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 123 | Austria | 31.2 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 124 | Ethiopia | 31.1 | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 125 | Bangladesh | 30.9 | 2022 | South Asia |
| 126 | Estonia | 30.7 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 127 | Fiji | 30.7 | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 128 | Myanmar | 30.7 | 2017 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 129 | Hungary | 30.6 | 2017 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 130 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 30.3 | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 131 | Comoros | 30.3 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 132 | Croatia | 30.1 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 133 | Nepal | 30 | 2022 | South Asia |
| 134 | Denmark | 29.9 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 135 | Iraq | 29.8 | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 136 | Romania | 29.8 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 137 | Guinea | 29.6 | 2018 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 138 | Albania | 29.4 | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 139 | Maldives | 29.3 | 2019 | South Asia |
| 140 | Sweden | 29.3 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 141 | Kazakhstan | 29.2 | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 142 | Ireland | 29 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 143 | Timor-Leste | 28.7 | 2014 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 144 | Bhutan | 28.5 | 2022 | South Asia |
| 145 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 28.5 | 2021 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 146 | Poland | 28.5 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 147 | Algeria | 27.6 | 2011 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 148 | Kyrgyz Republic | 27.5 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 149 | Armenia | 27.4 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 150 | Finland | 27.4 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 151 | Tonga | 27.1 | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 152 | Belgium | 26.8 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 153 | Iceland | 26.8 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 154 | Moldova | 26.8 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 155 | Norway | 26.5 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 156 | United Arab Emirates | 26.4 | 2018 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 157 | Syrian Arab Republic | 26.4 | 2022 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 158 | Czechia | 25.7 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 159 | Netherlands | 25.7 | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 160 | Ukraine | 25.6 | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 161 | India | 25.5 | 2022 | South Asia |
| 162 | Kiribati | 24.7 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 163 | Slovenia | 24.7 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 164 | Belarus | 24.4 | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 165 | Slovak Republic | 23.8 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
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