Gini index by country
United States: 41.8 in 2024, 30th of 35 OECD members (lowest first). 98th of all 116 with data.
Highest: 
Colombia (54.4, 2024) · Lowest: 
India (23.0, 2023) · 116 countries and territories with data.
Inequality of income or consumption on a 0–100 scale; higher means more unequal. Survey years vary by country.
Ranking
Latest value for each country (within 5 years).
Over time
United States: rank over time
Rank among the countries with data in each year (lowest first).
World ranking (lowest first)
| Rank | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 23.0 | 2023 |
| 2 |  Slovakia | 23.8 | 2023 |
| 3 |  Belarus | 24.4 | 2020 |
| 4 |  Kiribati | 24.7 | 2023 |
| 5 |  Slovenia | 24.7 | 2023 |
| 6 |  Ukraine | 25.6 | 2020 |
| 7 |  Czechia | 25.7 | 2023 |
| 8 |  Netherlands | 25.7 | 2021 |
| 9 |  Syria | 26.4 | 2022 |
| 10 |  Norway | 26.5 | 2023 |
| 11 |  Belgium | 26.8 | 2023 |
| 12 |  Moldova | 26.8 | 2024 |
| 13 |  Tonga | 27.1 | 2021 |
| 14 |  Armenia | 27.4 | 2024 |
| 15 |  Finland | 27.4 | 2023 |
| 16 |  Kyrgyzstan | 27.5 | 2024 |
| 17 |  Bhutan | 28.5 | 2022 |
| 18 |  Egypt | 28.5 | 2021 |
| 19 |  Poland | 28.5 | 2023 |
| 20 |  Ireland | 29.0 | 2023 |
| 21 |  Kazakhstan | 29.2 | 2021 |
| 22 |  Sweden | 29.3 | 2023 |
| 23 |  Albania | 29.4 | 2020 |
| 24 |  Iraq | 29.8 | 2023 |
| 25 |  Romania | 29.8 | 2023 |
| 26 |  Denmark | 29.9 | 2023 |
| 27 |  Nepal | 30.0 | 2022 |
| 28 |  Croatia | 30.1 | 2023 |
| 29 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 30.3 | 2021 |
| 30 |  Comoros | 30.3 | 2024 |
| 31 |  Estonia | 30.7 | 2023 |
| 32 |  Bangladesh | 30.9 | 2022 |
| 33 |  Ethiopia | 31.1 | 2021 |
| 34 |  Austria | 31.2 | 2023 |
| 35 |  Mongolia | 31.4 | 2022 |
| 36 |  Canada | 31.5 | 2022 |
| 37 |  Cyprus | 31.8 | 2023 |
| 38 |  France | 31.8 | 2023 |
| 39 |  Malta | 31.8 | 2023 |
| 40 |  Japan | 32.3 | 2020 |
| 41 |  United Kingdom | 32.4 | 2021 |
| 42 |  Uzbekistan | 32.7 | 2025 |
| 43 |  Serbia | 32.8 | 2023 |
| 44 |  South Korea | 32.9 | 2021 |
| 45 |  Niger | 32.9 | 2021 |
| 46 |  Russia | 33.0 | 2023 |
| 47 |  Thailand | 33.3 | 2024 |
| 48 |  Spain | 33.4 | 2023 |
| 49 |  Guinea-Bissau | 33.4 | 2021 |
| 50 |  Greece | 33.4 | 2023 |
| 51 |  Switzerland | 33.5 | 2023 |
| 52 |  Pakistan | 33.5 | 2024 |
| 53 |  Luxembourg | 33.6 | 2023 |
| 54 |  Germany | 33.7 | 2022 |
| 55 |  Tunisia | 33.7 | 2021 |
| 56 |  Australia | 33.8 | 2020 |
| 57 |  Georgia | 33.9 | 2024 |
| 58 |  Nigeria | 33.9 | 2022 |
| 59 |  Portugal | 33.9 | 2023 |
| 60 |  Latvia | 34.0 | 2023 |
| 61 |  Italy | 34.3 | 2023 |
| 62 |  Montenegro | 34.3 | 2021 |
| 63 |  Benin | 34.4 | 2021 |
| 64 |  Indonesia | 34.4 | 2025 |
| 65 |  Laos | 34.7 | 2024 |
| 66 |  Côte d'Ivoire | 35.3 | 2021 |
| 67 |  Lebanon | 35.5 | 2022 |
| 68 |  Mali | 35.7 | 2021 |
| 69 |  Iran | 35.9 | 2023 |
| 70 |  China | 36.0 | 2022 |
| 71 |  Lithuania | 36.0 | 2023 |
| 72 |  Tajikistan | 36.1 | 2024 |
| 73 |  Vietnam | 36.1 | 2022 |
| 74 |  Senegal | 36.2 | 2021 |
| 75 |  West Bank and Gaza | 36.4 | 2023 |
| 76 |  Madagascar | 36.8 | 2021 |
| 77 |  Burkina Faso | 37.4 | 2021 |
| 78 |  Chad | 37.4 | 2022 |
| 79 |  Burundi | 37.5 | 2020 |
| 80 |  Togo | 37.9 | 2021 |
| 81 |  Uganda | 38.2 | 2023 |
| 82 |  Israel | 38.3 | 2022 |
| 83 |  Kosovo | 38.3 | 2022 |
| 84 |  Equatorial Guinea | 38.5 | 2022 |
| 85 |  Kenya | 38.5 | 2022 |
| 86 |  Gambia | 38.8 | 2020 |
| 87 |  Dominican Republic | 39.0 | 2024 |
| 88 |  Suriname | 39.2 | 2022 |
| 89 |  Philippines | 39.3 | 2023 |
| 90 |  Rwanda | 39.4 | 2023 |
| 91 |  Bulgaria | 39.5 | 2023 |
| 92 |  El Salvador | 39.8 | 2023 |
| 93 |  Jamaica | 39.9 | 2021 |
| 94 |  Uruguay | 40.0 | 2024 |
| 95 |  Peru | 40.1 | 2024 |
| 96 |  Malaysia | 40.7 | 2021 |
| 97 |  Bolivia | 40.9 | 2024 |
| 98 |  United States | 41.8 | 2024 |
| 99 |  Cameroon | 42.2 | 2021 |
| 100 |  Argentina | 42.4 | 2024 |
| 101 |  Mexico | 42.6 | 2024 |
| 102 |  Central African Republic | 43.0 | 2021 |
| 103 |  Chile | 43.0 | 2024 |
| 104 |  Türkiye | 43.7 | 2023 |
| 105 |  Paraguay | 44.2 | 2024 |
| 106 |  DR Congo | 44.7 | 2020 |
| 107 |  Guatemala | 45.2 | 2023 |
| 108 |  Costa Rica | 45.5 | 2025 |
| 109 |  Honduras | 45.7 | 2024 |
| 110 |  Ecuador | 45.9 | 2025 |
| 111 |  Mozambique | 49.6 | 2022 |
| 112 |  Panama | 49.7 | 2024 |
| 113 |  Brazil | 50.3 | 2024 |
| 114 |  Zambia | 51.5 | 2022 |
| 115 |  South Africa | 54.1 | 2022 |
| 116 | Colombia | 54.4 | 2024 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (SI.POV.GINI). License: CC BY 4.0. Data retrieved: 2026-10-28.
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