How evenly is income shared?
Income inequality (Gini), 155 countries & territories. Gini index, 0 = everyone earns the same, 100 = one person has everything. Based on household surveys; survey years differ by country.
lowest≥ 29≥ 31.8≥ 33.8≥ 36≥ 39.3≥ 43.7 no data
Source: World Bank· 2014 / 2025
Dots sit on a scale from the lowest (23.8) to the highest value (59.1).
The ranking
- 1
Namibia 59.1 2015 - 2
Botswana 54.9 2015 - 3
Eswatini 54.6 2016 - 4
Colombia 54.4 2024 - 5
South Africa 54.1 2022 - 6
Zambia 51.5 2022 - 7
Angola 51.3 2018 - 8
Brazil 50.3 2024 - 9
Zimbabwe 50.3 2019 - 10
Panama 49.7 2024 - 11
Mozambique 49.6 2022 - 12
Nicaragua 46.2 2014 - 13
Ecuador 45.9 2025 - 14
Honduras 45.7 2024 - 15
Costa Rica 45.5 2025 - 16
Guatemala 45.2 2023 - 17
Lesotho 44.9 2017 - 18
DR Congo 44.7 2020 - 19
Paraguay 44.2 2024 - 20
South Sudan 44 2016 - 21
Grenada 43.8 2018 - 22
Saint Lucia 43.7 2015 - 23
Türkiye 43.7 2023 - 24
Ghana 43.5 2016 - 25
Central African Republic 43 2021 - 26
Chile 43 2024 - 27
Uganda 42.7 2019 - 28
Mexico 42.6 2024 - 29
Argentina 42.4 2024 - 30
Cape Verde 42.4 2015 - 31
Cameroon 42.2 2021 - 32
United States 41.8 2024 - 33
Djibouti 41.6 2017 - 34
Bolivia 40.9 2024 - 35
Malaysia 40.7 2021 - 36
São Tomé and Príncipe 40.7 2017 - 37
Tanzania 40.5 2018 - 38
Peru 40.1 2024 - 39
Uruguay 40 2024 - 40
Belize 39.9 2018 - 41
Jamaica 39.9 2021 - 42
El Salvador 39.8 2023 - 43
Bulgaria 39.5 2023 - 44
Rwanda 39.4 2023 - 45
Philippines 39.3 2023 - 46
Suriname 39.2 2022 - 47
Dominican Republic 39 2024 - 48
Gambia 38.8 2020 - 49
Equatorial Guinea 38.5 2022 - 50
Kenya 38.5 2022
Reference years differ by country (2014–2025); each row shows its own year.