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List of countries by income equality

This is a list of countries or dependencies by income inequality metrics, including Gini coefficients, according to the United Nations (UN) and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).

Note: To sort the table in descending order, click four times on the square above the column you wish to sort by.


R/P 10%: Richest 10% to poorest 10%; R/P 20%: Richest 20% to poorest 20%; Gini: Gini index; UN: Data from the United Nations Development Programme; CIA: Data from the Central Intelligence Agency's The World Factbook.

Country UN R/P 10%[1] UN R/P 20%[2] UN Gini[3] CIA R/P 10%[4] Year CIA Gini[5] Year
 Albania 7.2 4.8 31.1 7.2 2004 26.7 2005
 Algeria 9.6 6.1 35.3 9.6 1995 35.3 1995
 Argentina 40.9 17.8 51.3 35.0 Jan.-Mar. 2007 49 2006
 Armenia 8 5 33.8 25.8 2004 41 2004
 Australia 12.5 7 35.2 12.7 1994 35.2 1994
 Austria 6.9 4.4 29.1 6.8 2004 26 2005
 Azerbaijan 9.7 6 36.5 9.5 2001 36.5 2001
 Bangladesh 7.5 4.9 33.4 7.5 2000 est. 33.4 2000
 Belarus 6.9 4.5 29.7 6.9 2002 29.7 2002
 Belgium 8.2 4.9 33 8.3 2000 28 2005
 Benin 9.4 6 36.5 9.4 2003 36.5 2003
 Bolivia 168.1 42.3 60.1 157.3 2002 59.2 2006
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5.4 3.8 26.2 5.5 2001 26.2 2001
 Botswana 43 20.4 60.5 N/A N/A 63 1993
 Brazil 51.3 21.8 57 49.8 2004 56.7 2005
 Bulgaria 7 4.4 29.2 8.8 2005 31.6 2005
 Burkina Faso 11.6 6.9 39.5 11.5 2003 39.5 2003
 Burundi 19.3 9.5 42.4 19.3 1998 42.4 1998
 Cambodia 12.2 7.3 41.7 12.0 2004 41.7 2004 est.
 Cameroon 15.7 9.1 44.6 15.4 2001 44.6 2001
 Canada 9.4 5.5 32.6 9.5 2000 32.1 2005
 Central African Republic 69.2 32.7 61.3 68.1 1993 61.3 1993
 Chile 33 15.7 54.9 32.1 2003 54.9 2003
 People's Republic of China 21.6 12.2 46.9 21.8 2004 46.9 2004
 Colombia 63.8 25.3 58.6 4.3 2004 53.8 2005
 Costa Rica 37.8 15.6 49.8 37.4 2003 49.8 2003
 Côte d'Ivoire 16.6 9.7 44.6 17.0 2002 44.6 2002
 Croatia 7.3 4.8 29 7.2 2003 est. 29 2001
 Cyprus N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 29 2005
 Czech Republic 5.2 3.5 25.4 5.2 1996 26 2005
 Denmark 8.1 4.3 24.7 12.0 2000 est. 24 2005
 Dominican Republic 28.5 14.3 51.6 29.4 2004 51.6 2004[6]
 Ecuador 44.9 17.3 53.6 17.5 Oct. 2006[7] 46 2006
 Egypt 8 5.1 34.4 8.0 2000 34.4 2001
 El Salvador 57.5 20.9 52.4 55.4 2002 52.4 2002
 Estonia 10.8 6.4 35.8 11.0 2003 34 2005
 Ethiopia 6.6 4.3 30 6.5 2000 30 2000
 European Union N/A N/A N/A 9.0 2001 est. 30.7 2003 est.
 Finland 5.6 3.8 26.9 5.7 2000 26 2005
 France 9.1 5.6 32.7 8.3 2004 28 2005
 The Gambia 20.2 11.2 50.2 20.6 1998 50.2 1998
 Georgia 15.4 8.3 40.4 15.2 2003 40.4 2003
 Germany 6.9 4.3 28.3 6.9 2000 28 2005
 Ghana 14.1 8.4 40.8 13.7 1999 40.8 1998
 Greece 10.2 6.2 34.3 10.4 2000 est. 33 2005
 Guatemala 48.2 20.3 55.1 48.2 2002 55.1 2007
 Guinea 10.5 6.6 38.6 21.6 2006 38.1 2006
 Guinea-Bissau 19 10.3 47 84.8 1991 N/A N/A
 Guyana N/A N/A N/A 26.0 1999 43.2 1999
 Haiti 71.7 26.6 59.2 68.1 2001 59.2 2001
 Honduras 34.2 17.2 53.8 35.2 2003 53.8 2003
 Hong Kong 17.8 9.7 43.4 N/A N/A 52.3 2001
 Hungary 5.5 3.8 26.9 5.6 2002 28 2005
 Iceland N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 25 2005
 India 8.6 5.6 36.8 8.6 2004 36.8 2004
 Indonesia 7.8 5.2 34.3 7.9 2002 36.3 2005
 Iran 17.2 9.7 43 16.9 1998 43 1998
 Ireland 9.4 5.6 34.3 9.4 2000 32 2005
 Israel 13.4 7.9 39.2 11.8 2005 38.6 2005
 Italy 11.6 6.5 36 11.7 2000 33 2005
 Jamaica 17.3 9.8 45.5 17.0 2004 45.5 2004
 Japan 4.5 3.4 24.9 4.5 1993 38.1 2002
 Jordan 11.3 6.9 38.8 11.3 2003 38.8 2003
 Kazakhstan 8.5 5.6 33.9 8.0 2004 est. 33.9 2003
 Kenya 13.6 8.2 42.5 18.6 2000 44.5 1997
 South Korea 7.8 4.7 31.6 8.6 2005 est. 35.1 2006
 Kyrgyzstan 6.4 4.4 30.3 6.4 2003 30.3 2003
 Laos 8.3 5.4 34.6 8.4 2002 34.6 2002
 Latvia 11.6 6.8 37.7 11.6 2003 37.7 2003
 Lesotho 105 44.2 63.2 48.2 2002 est. 63.2 1995
 Lithuania 10.4 6.3 36 10.3 2003 36 2005
 Luxembourg N/A N/A N/A 6.8 2000 26 2005
 Republic of Macedonia 12.5 7.5 39 12.3 2003 39 2003
 Madagascar 19.2 11 47.5 19.3 2001 47.5 2001
 Malawi 10.9 6.7 39 11.0 2004 39 2004
 Malaysia 22.1 12.4 49.2 28.0 2003 est. 46.1 2002
 Mali 12.5 7.6 40.1 12.6 2001 40.1 2001
 Malta N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 28 2005
 Mauritania 12 7.4 39 11.8 2000 39 2000
 Mauritius N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 37 1987 est.
 Mexico 24.6 12.8 46.1 24.6 2004 46.1 2004
 Moldova 8.2 5.3 33.2 8.3 2003 33.2 2003
 Mongolia 8.2 5.4 32.8 8.2 2002 32.8 2002
 Montenegro N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 30 2003
 Morocco 11.7 7.2 39.5 11.9 1999 40 2005 est.
 Mozambique 18.8 9.9 47.3 18.8 2002 47.3 2002
 Myanmar N/A N/A N/A 11.6 1998 N/A N/A
 Namibia 128.8 56.1 74.3 129.0 2003 70.7 2003
 Nepal 15.8 9.1 47.2 15.6 2004 47.2 2004
 Netherlands 9.2 5.1 30.9 9.2 1999 30.9 2005
 New Zealand 12.5 6.8 36.2 N/A N/A 36.2 1997
 Nicaragua 15.5 8.8 43.1 15.4 2001 43.1 2001
 Niger 46 20.7 50.5 44.3 1995 50.5 1995
 Nigeria 17.8 9.7 43.7 17.5 2003 43.7 2003
 Norway 6.1 3.9 25.8 6.0 2000 28 2005
 Pakistan 6.5 4.3 30.6 6.6 2002 30.6 2002
 Panama 57.5 23.9 56.1 61.4 2003 56.1 2003
 Papua New Guinea 23.8 12.6 50.9 23.8 1996 50.9 1996
 Paraguay 65.4 25.7 58.4 65.9 2003 58.4 2003
 Peru 30.4 15.2 52 31.5 2003 52 2003
 Philippines 15.5 9.3 44.5 15.5 2003 44.5 2003
 Poland 8.8 5.6 34.5 8.7 2002 36 2005
 Portugal 15 8 38.5 9.2 1995 est. 38 2005
 Romania 7.5 4.9 31 7.4 2003 31 2005
 Russia 12.7 7.6 39.9 12.8 2002 41 2006
 Rwanda 18.6 9.9 46.8 18.2 2000 46.8 2000
 Senegal 12.3 7.4 41.3 12.4 2001 41.3 2001
 Serbia N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 30 2003
 Sierra Leone 87.2 57.6 62.9 87.2 1989 62.9 1989
 Singapore 17.7 9.7 42.5 17.3 1998 42.5 1998
 Slovakia 6.7 4 25.8 6.7 1996 26 2005
 Slovenia 5.9 3.9 28.4 5.9 1998 24 2005
 South Africa 33.1 17.9 57.8 31.9 2000 57.8 2000
 Spain 10.3 6 34.7 10.2 2000 32 2005
 Sri Lanka 11.1 6.9 40.2 36.1 FY03/04 50 FY03/04
 Swaziland 25.1 13 50.4 25.4 2001 50.4 2001
 Sweden 6.2 4 25 6.2 2000 23 2005
 Switzerland 9 5.5 33.7 8.9 2000 33.7 2000
 Republic of China (Taiwan) N/A N/A N/A 6.1 2002 est. N/A N/A
 Tajikistan 7.8 5.2 32.6 7.8 2003 32.6 2003
 Tanzania 9.2 5.8 34.6 9.3 2000 34.6 2000
 Thailand 12.6 7.7 42 12.4 2002 42 2002
 Timor-Leste N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 38 2002 est.
 Trinidad and Tobago 12.9 7.6 38.9 N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Tunisia 13.4 7.9 39.8 13.7 2000 40 2005 est.
 Turkey 16.8 9.3 43.6 17.1 2003 43.6 2003
 Turkmenistan 12.3 7.7 40.8 12.2 1998 40.8 1998
 Uganda 16.6 9.2 45.7 16.4 2002 45.7 2002
 Ukraine 5.9 4.1 28.1 7.6 2006 31 2006
 United Kingdom 13.8 7.2 36 13.6 1999 34 2005
 United States 15.9 8.4 40.8 15.0 2007 est. 45 2007
 Uruguay 17.9 10.2 44.9 17.9 2003 45.2 2006
 Uzbekistan 10.6 6.2 36.8 10.6 2003 36.8 2003
 Venezuela 48.3 16 48.2 50.3 2003 48.2 2003
 Vietnam 6.9 4.9 34.4 10.0 2004 37 2004
 World N/A N/A N/A 12.0 2002 est. N/A N/A
 Yemen 8.6 5.6 33.4 8.6 2003 33.4 1998
 Zambia 32.3 15.3 50.8 32.3 2004 50.8 2004
 Zimbabwe 22 12 50.1 20.2 1995 56.8 2003

R/P 10%: Richest 10% to poorest 10%; R/P 20%: Richest 20% to poorest 20%; Gini: Gini index; UN: Data from the United Nations Development Programme; CIA: Data from the Central Intelligence Agency's The World Factbook.

References

  1. ^ Data show the ratio of the income or expenditure share of the richest group to that of the poorest. Inequality in income or expenditure / Inequality measures, ratio of richest 10% to poorest 10%, Human Development Report 2007/08, UNDP, accessed on February 3, 2008. Note: Because the underlying household surveys differ in method and in the type of data collected, the distribution data are not strictly comparable across countries.
  2. ^ Data show the ratio of the income or expenditure share of the richest group to that of the poorest. Inequality in income or expenditure / Inequality measures, ratio of richest 20% to poorest 20%, Human Development Report 2007/08, UNDP, accessed on February 3, 2008. Note: Because the underlying household surveys differ in method and in the type of data collected, the distribution data are not strictly comparable across countries.
  3. ^ A value of 0 represents absolute equality, and a value of 100 absolute inequality. Inequality in income or expenditure / Gini index, Human Development Report 2007/08, UNDP, accessed on February 3, 2008. Note: Because the underlying household surveys differ in method and in the type of data collected, the distribution data are not strictly comparable across countries.
  4. ^ Data show the ratio of the household income or consumption share of the richest group to that of the poorest. Household income or consumption by percentage share (%), The World Factbook, CIA, updated on January 24, 2008. Note: To calculate the value given in the table for this article, the highest 10% value was divided by the lowest 10% value.
  5. ^ Distribution of family income - Gini index, The World Factbook, CIA, updated on January 24, 2008.
  6. ^ Data are for urban households.
  7. ^ Data for urban households only.

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