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