Development

Gini index

Extent to which the distribution of income or consumption among households deviates from a perfectly equal distribution (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality). Based on household surveys, which are not conducted every year in every country. Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform.

Year

Lowest · 2021

Slovakia

24.1

Coverage · 2021

countries

Method

Lower is better

Score: 0 = worst, 100 = best in 2021

Ranking 2021

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#	Country	Value	Score
1	Slovakia	24.1	100.0
2	Slovenia	24.3	99.4
3	Moldova	25.7	94.8
3	Netherlands	25.7	94.8
5	Czechia	26.2	93.2
6	Belgium	26.6	91.9
7	Tonga	27.1	90.3
8	Finland	27.7	88.4
9	Armenia	27.9	87.7
10	Denmark	28.3	86.5
11	Egypt	28.5	85.8
11	Poland	28.5	85.8
13	Kyrgyzstan	28.8	84.8
14	Croatia	28.9	84.5
15	Norway	29.1	83.9
16	Kazakhstan	29.2	83.5
17	Ireland	29.4	82.9
18	Sweden	29.8	81.6
19	Bosnia and Herzegovina	30.3	80.0
20	Austria	30.7	78.7
21	Canada	31.1	77.4
21	Ethiopia	31.1	77.4
23	Cyprus	31.3	76.8
24	France	31.5	76.1
25	Malta	31.6	75.8
26	Estonia	31.8	75.2
27	Tajikistan	32.4	73.2
27	United Kingdom	32.4	73.2
29	Luxembourg	32.7	72.3
30	Greece	32.9	71.6
30	Niger	32.9	71.6
30	South Korea	32.9	71.6
30	Uzbekistan	32.9	71.6
34	Serbia	33.1	71.0
35	Guinea-Bissau	33.4	70.0
36	Germany	33.6	69.4
37	Tunisia	33.7	69.0
38	Switzerland	33.8	68.7
39	Romania	33.9	68.4
39	Spain	33.9	68.4
41	Georgia	34.2	67.4
42	Latvia	34.3	67.1
42	Montenegro	34.3	67.1
44	Benin	34.4	66.8
45	Portugal	34.6	66.1
46	Italy	34.8	65.5
47	Thailand	34.9	65.2
48	Russia	35.1	64.5
49	Côte d'Ivoire	35.3	63.9
50	Indonesia	35.5	63.2
50	Iran	35.5	63.2
52	Mali	35.7	62.6
53	China	35.8	62.3
54	Senegal	36.2	61.0
55	Lithuania	36.7	59.4
56	Madagascar	36.8	59.0
57	Burkina Faso	37.4	57.1
58	Israel	37.9	55.5
58	Togo	37.9	55.5
60	Dominican Republic	38.5	53.5
61	Kenya	38.7	52.9
62	Bulgaria	39.0	51.9
62	El Salvador	39.0	51.9
64	United States	39.7	49.7
65	Jamaica	39.9	49.0
66	Peru	40.1	48.4
67	Malaysia	40.7	46.5
67	Philippines	40.7	46.5
69	Uruguay	40.8	46.1
70	Bolivia	40.9	45.8
71	Cameroon	42.2	41.6
72	Argentina	42.4	41.0
73	Paraguay	42.9	39.4
74	Central African Republic	43.0	39.0
75	Turkey	44.4	34.5
76	Ecuador	45.8	30.0
77	Costa Rica	48.7	20.6
78	Kosovo	49.4	18.4
79	Panama	50.9	13.5
80	Brazil	52.9	7.1
81	Colombia	55.1	0.0

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators — Gini index (Poverty and Inequality Platform) · Unit: Index, 0 to 100 · Year: 2021 · 81 entries