Countries With the Lowest Equality Scores
Every country with a figure for equality score, ranked from lowest to highest. The top three are Mozambique (-2.51), Zambia (-2.37) and Congo, Dem. Rep. (-2.33). The middle country of the 165 has 0.227.
What this measures
Equality score, in typical gaps (standard deviations). Source: PlaceStats. For this measure, higher is better.
The average of 2 measures from 1 publisher. Each measure is first put on a common scale: 0 is the average country in an average year, and 1 is a typical gap between countries (a standard deviation). Each is turned so that higher is better. Measures are averaged within each publisher first, so a publisher with many measures does not count for more. Members: Extreme poverty rate, Gini index.
A standard deviation is a typical gap between places.
The full ranking
Each country’s latest figure, from 2010–2025. The year beside each value says when it was measured.
| Rank | Country | Equality score | Year | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mozambique | -2.51 | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2 | Zambia | -2.37 | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 3 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | -2.33 | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 4 | South Sudan | -2.06 | 2016 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 5 | Central African Republic | -1.88 | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 6 | Eswatini | -1.85 | 2016 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 7 | Zimbabwe | -1.72 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 8 | Malawi | -1.72 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 9 | Burundi | -1.63 | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 10 | Uganda | -1.56 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 11 | Namibia | -1.55 | 2015 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 12 | Angola | -1.52 | 2018 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 13 | Madagascar | -1.46 | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 14 | Congo, Rep. | -1.38 | 2011 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 15 | Botswana | -1.27 | 2015 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 16 | Lesotho | -1.22 | 2017 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 17 | Tanzania | -1.21 | 2018 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 18 | South Africa | -1.12 | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 19 | Ghana | -1.07 | 2016 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 20 | Niger | -1.01 | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 21 | Haiti | -0.964 | 2012 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 22 | Kenya | -0.947 | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 23 | Colombia | -0.906 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 24 | Rwanda | -0.82 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 25 | Burkina Faso | -0.796 | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 26 | Solomon Islands | -0.732 | 2012 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 27 | Chad | -0.729 | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 28 | Sierra Leone | -0.683 | 2018 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 29 | Cameroon | -0.674 | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 30 | Togo | -0.634 | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 31 | Djibouti | -0.607 | 2017 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 32 | Honduras | -0.592 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 33 | Nigeria | -0.587 | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 34 | Mali | -0.544 | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 35 | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | -0.538 | 2013 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 36 | Yemen, Rep. | -0.529 | 2014 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 37 | Brazil | -0.529 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 38 | Guinea-Bissau | -0.509 | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 39 | Panama | -0.497 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 40 | Liberia | -0.456 | 2016 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 41 | Guatemala | -0.409 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 42 | Nicaragua | -0.386 | 2014 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 43 | Cabo Verde | -0.374 | 2015 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 44 | Gambia, The | -0.358 | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 45 | Timor-Leste | -0.345 | 2014 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 46 | Ethiopia | -0.344 | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 47 | Ecuador | -0.286 | 2025 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 48 | Benin | -0.24 | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 49 | Sao Tome and Principe | -0.235 | 2017 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 50 | Costa Rica | -0.196 | 2025 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 51 | Paraguay | -0.155 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 52 | Cote d'Ivoire | -0.126 | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 53 | Senegal | -0.103 | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 54 | Grenada | -0.0989 | 2018 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 55 | Pakistan | -0.0796 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 56 | Turkiye | -0.0777 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 57 | St. Lucia | -0.0751 | 2015 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 58 | Mexico | -0.0506 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 59 | Chile | -0.0426 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 60 | Tuvalu | -0.0403 | 2010 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 61 | Argentina | -0.0236 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 62 | Kosovo | -0.0202 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 63 | Equatorial Guinea | -0.000739 | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 64 | Peru | 0.00275 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 65 | United States | 0.00824 | 2024 | North America |
| 66 | El Salvador | 0.0329 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 67 | Bolivia | 0.0341 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 68 | Philippines | 0.0435 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 69 | Morocco | 0.0733 | 2013 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 70 | Vanuatu | 0.0795 | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 71 | Samoa | 0.0986 | 2013 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 72 | Malaysia | 0.0997 | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 73 | Jamaica | 0.11 | 2021 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 74 | Belize | 0.12 | 2018 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 75 | Suriname | 0.129 | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 76 | Uruguay | 0.135 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 77 | Bulgaria | 0.143 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 78 | Gabon | 0.157 | 2017 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 79 | Dominican Republic | 0.177 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 80 | Sri Lanka | 0.202 | 2019 | South Asia |
| 81 | Tajikistan | 0.207 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 82 | Sudan | 0.213 | 2014 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 83 | Israel | 0.227 | 2022 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 84 | Lebanon | 0.249 | 2022 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 85 | Lao PDR | 0.261 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 86 | West Bank and Gaza | 0.292 | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 87 | Mauritius | 0.311 | 2017 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 88 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 0.311 | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 89 | Viet Nam | 0.323 | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 90 | Naoero | 0.326 | 2012 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 91 | Mauritania | 0.336 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 92 | Lithuania | 0.341 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 93 | Marshall Islands | 0.344 | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 94 | Indonesia | 0.358 | 2025 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 95 | China | 0.37 | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 96 | Georgia | 0.382 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 97 | Montenegro | 0.403 | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 98 | Myanmar | 0.408 | 2017 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 99 | North Macedonia | 0.413 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 100 | Qatar | 0.421 | 2017 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 101 | Barbados | 0.435 | 2016 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 102 | Guinea | 0.435 | 2018 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 103 | Italy | 0.444 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 104 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.457 | 2022 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 105 | Australia | 0.473 | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 106 | Latvia | 0.474 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 107 | Portugal | 0.48 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 108 | Germany | 0.484 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 109 | Tunisia | 0.484 | 2021 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 110 | Switzerland | 0.491 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 111 | Spain | 0.498 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 112 | Jordan | 0.499 | 2010 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 113 | Uzbekistan | 0.5 | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 114 | Greece | 0.503 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 115 | Luxembourg | 0.505 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 116 | Bangladesh | 0.51 | 2022 | South Asia |
| 117 | Thailand | 0.525 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 118 | Serbia | 0.525 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 119 | Russian Federation | 0.539 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 120 | Korea, Rep. | 0.545 | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 121 | Japan | 0.551 | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 122 | Fiji | 0.553 | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 123 | Comoros | 0.565 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 124 | United Kingdom | 0.566 | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 125 | Seychelles | 0.575 | 2018 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 126 | Malta | 0.6 | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 127 | France | 0.608 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 128 | Cyprus | 0.611 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 129 | Canada | 0.62 | 2022 | North America |
| 130 | Mongolia | 0.623 | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 131 | Austria | 0.632 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 132 | Nepal | 0.652 | 2022 | South Asia |
| 133 | Hungary | 0.656 | 2017 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 134 | Estonia | 0.666 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 135 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.689 | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 136 | Croatia | 0.701 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 137 | Romania | 0.708 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 138 | Denmark | 0.709 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 139 | Iraq | 0.713 | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 140 | Sweden | 0.734 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 141 | Albania | 0.741 | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 142 | Maldives | 0.754 | 2019 | South Asia |
| 143 | Kazakhstan | 0.76 | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 144 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 0.764 | 2021 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 145 | Ireland | 0.769 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 146 | Poland | 0.795 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 147 | Bhutan | 0.8 | 2022 | South Asia |
| 148 | Kyrgyz Republic | 0.801 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 149 | India | 0.836 | 2022 | South Asia |
| 150 | Armenia | 0.843 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 151 | Algeria | 0.852 | 2011 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 152 | Finland | 0.858 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 153 | Tonga | 0.87 | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 154 | Belgium | 0.895 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 155 | Iceland | 0.895 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 156 | Moldova | 0.895 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 157 | Norway | 0.91 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 158 | United Arab Emirates | 0.921 | 2018 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 159 | Netherlands | 0.958 | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 160 | Czechia | 0.961 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 161 | Ukraine | 0.967 | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 162 | Kiribati | 0.995 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 163 | Slovenia | 1.02 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 164 | Belarus | 1.04 | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 165 | Slovak Republic | 1.06 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
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