List of countries by income equality
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This is a list of countries or dependencies by income inequality metrics
, including Gini coefficient
s, according to the United Nations
(UN) and the US Central Intelligence Agency
(CIA). Note that because the underlying household surveys differ in method and in the type of data collected, the distribution data are not strictly comparable across countries. The Gini coefficient is a number between 0 and 1, where 0 corresponds with perfect equality (where everyone has the same income) and 1 corresponds with perfect inequality (where one person has all the incomeand everyone else has zero income). All Gini coefficients are before taxes which will tend to decrease the wealth of the upper income groups and decrease the value of the Gini coefficient. Income distribution can vary greatly from wealth distribution in a country. See: List of countries by distribution of wealth. Where information is unavailable it is marked N/A.
Income inequality can only be calculated accurately if all income data is included in the calculations. Many financial transactions take place off the books in the so-called "shadow economy"; also called the cash economy, off-the-books economy, informal sector, black markets, System D., etc.. For 2002/2003 the estimated size of the "shadow", unrecorded, unregulated and untaxed, economies (in percent of official GDP) is an average of 43.2% in Africa, 43.4% in South and Central America, 40.1% in East and Central European countries, Russia and former Soviet Union countries, 30.8% in Asia (excluding Russia and Japan), and 16.3% in OECD countries (which varies from 28.2% in Greece to a low of about 8.4% in the United States, 9.4% in Switzerland, and 10.8% in Japan).
Key:
R/P 10%: The ratio of the average income of the richest 10% to the poorest 10%
R/P 20%: The ratio of average income of the richest 20% to the poorest 20%
Gini: Gini index, a quantified representation of a nation's Lorenz curve
UN: Data from the United Nations Development Programme
.
CIA: Data from the Central Intelligence Agency
's The World Factbook
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GPI: Data from the Global Peace Index
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Income inequality metrics
The concept of inequality is distinct from that of poverty and fairness. Income inequality metrics or income distribution metrics are used by social scientists to measure the distribution of income, and economic inequality among the participants in a particular economy, such as that of a specific...
, including Gini coefficient
Gini coefficient
The Gini coefficient is a measure of statistical dispersion developed by the Italian statistician and sociologist Corrado Gini and published in his 1912 paper "Variability and Mutability" ....
s, according to the United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
(UN) and the US Central Intelligence Agency
Central Intelligence Agency
The Central Intelligence Agency is a civilian intelligence agency of the United States government. It is an executive agency and reports directly to the Director of National Intelligence, responsible for providing national security intelligence assessment to senior United States policymakers...
(CIA). Note that because the underlying household surveys differ in method and in the type of data collected, the distribution data are not strictly comparable across countries. The Gini coefficient is a number between 0 and 1, where 0 corresponds with perfect equality (where everyone has the same income) and 1 corresponds with perfect inequality (where one person has all the incomeand everyone else has zero income). All Gini coefficients are before taxes which will tend to decrease the wealth of the upper income groups and decrease the value of the Gini coefficient. Income distribution can vary greatly from wealth distribution in a country. See: List of countries by distribution of wealth. Where information is unavailable it is marked N/A.
Income inequality can only be calculated accurately if all income data is included in the calculations. Many financial transactions take place off the books in the so-called "shadow economy"; also called the cash economy, off-the-books economy, informal sector, black markets, System D., etc.. For 2002/2003 the estimated size of the "shadow", unrecorded, unregulated and untaxed, economies (in percent of official GDP) is an average of 43.2% in Africa, 43.4% in South and Central America, 40.1% in East and Central European countries, Russia and former Soviet Union countries, 30.8% in Asia (excluding Russia and Japan), and 16.3% in OECD countries (which varies from 28.2% in Greece to a low of about 8.4% in the United States, 9.4% in Switzerland, and 10.8% in Japan).
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Key:
R/P 10%: The ratio of the average income of the richest 10% to the poorest 10%
R/P 20%: The ratio of average income of the richest 20% to the poorest 20%
Gini: Gini index, a quantified representation of a nation's Lorenz curve
Lorenz curve
In economics, the Lorenz curve is a graphical representation of the cumulative distribution function of the empirical probability distribution of wealth; it is a graph showing the proportion of the distribution assumed by the bottom y% of the values...
UN: Data from the United Nations Development Programme
United Nations Development Programme
The United Nations Development Programme is the United Nations' global development network. It advocates for change and connects countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. UNDP operates in 177 countries, working with nations on their own solutions to...
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CIA: Data from the Central Intelligence Agency
Central Intelligence Agency
The Central Intelligence Agency is a civilian intelligence agency of the United States government. It is an executive agency and reports directly to the Director of National Intelligence, responsible for providing national security intelligence assessment to senior United States policymakers...
's The World Factbook
The World Factbook
The World Factbook is a reference resource produced by the Central Intelligence Agency of the United States with almanac-style information about the countries of the world. The official paper copy version is available from the National Technical Information Service and the Government Printing Office...
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GPI: Data from the Global Peace Index
Global Peace Index
The Global Peace Index is an attempt to measure the relative position of nations' and regions' peacefulness. It is the product of Institute for Economics and Peace and developed in consultation with an international panel of peace experts from peace institutes and think tanks with data collected...
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| Country | UN R/P 10% |
UN R/P 20% |
World Bank World Bank The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programmes.The World Bank's official goal is the reduction of poverty... Gini (%) |
WB Gini (year) |
CIA R/P 10% |
Year | CIA Gini (%) |
CIA Gini (year) |
GPI Gini (%) |
 Afghanistan |
29 | 2008 | 29.4 | 2008 | 60.0 | ||||
 Albania |
7.2 | 4.8 | 35 | 2008 | 7.2 | 2004 | 34.5 | 2008 | |
 Algeria |
9.6 | 6.1 | 35 | 1995 | 9.6 | 1995 | 35.3 | 1995 | |
 Angola |
59 | 2000 | 62.0 | ||||||
 Argentina |
31.6 | 17.8 | 46 | 2009 | 35.0 | 2007 Jan.-Mar. |
45.8 | 2009 | |
 Armenia |
8.0 | 5.0 | 31 | 2008 | 25.8 | 2004 | 30.9 | 2008 | |
 Australia |
12.5 | 7.0 | 35 | 1994 | 12.7 | 1994 | 30.5 | 2006 | |
 Austria |
6.9 | 4.4 | 29 | 2000 | 6.8 | 2004 | 26.0 | 2007 | |
 Azerbaijan |
9.7 | 6.0 | 34 | 2008 | 9.5 | 2001 | 33.7 | 2008 | |
 Bahrain |
36.0 | ||||||||
 Bangladesh |
7.5 | 4.9 | 31 | 2005 | 7.5 | 2000 est. | 33.2 | 2005 | |
 Belarus |
6.9 | 4.5 | 27 | 2008 | 6.9 | 2002 | 27.2 | 2008 | |
 Belgium |
8.2 | 4.9 | 33 | 2000 | 8.3 | 2000 | 28.0 | 2005 | |
 Belize |
54 | 1999 | 49.2 | ||||||
 Benin |
9.4 | 6.0 | 39 | 2003 | 9.4 | 2003 | 36.5 | 2003 | |
 Bhutan |
47 | 2003 | 32 | ||||||
 Bolivia |
93.9 | 42.3 | 57 | 2007 | 157.3 | 2002 | 58.2 | 2009 | |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina |
5.4 | 3.8 | 36 | 2007 | 5.5 | 2001 | 36.2 | 2007 | |
| UN R/P 10% |
UN R/P 20% |
World Bank World Bank The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programmes.The World Bank's official goal is the reduction of poverty... Gini (%) |
WB Gini (year) |
CIA R/P 10% |
Year | CIA Gini (%) |
CIA Gini (year) |
GPI Gini (%) |
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 Botswana |
43.0 | 20.4 | 61 | 1994 | 63 | 1993 | |||
 Brazil |
11.0 | 12.0 | 54 | 2009 | 37.1 | 2007 | 36.3 | 2011 | |
 Kingdom of Bulgaria |
7.0 | 4.4 | 45 | 2007 | 8.8 | 2005 | 45.3 | 2007 | |
 Burkina Faso |
11.6 | 6.9 | 40 | 2003 | 11.5 | 2003 | 39.5 | 2007 | |
 Burundi |
19.3 | 9.5 | 33 | 2006 | 19.3 | 1998 | 42.4 | 1998 | |
 Cambodia |
12.2 | 7.3 | 44 | 2007 | 12.0 | 2004 | 44.4 | 2007 est. | |
 Cameroon |
15.7 | 9.1 | 39 | 2007 | 15.4 | 2001 | 44.6 | 2001 | |
 Canada |
9.4 | 5.5 | 33 | 2000 | 9.5 | 2000 | 32.1 | 2005 | |
 Cape Verde |
51 | 2002 | |||||||
 Central African Republic |
69.2 | 32.7 | 56 | 2008 | 68.1 | 1993 | 61.3 | 1993 | |
 Chad |
40 | 2003 | 52.3 | ||||||
 Chile |
26.2 | 15.7 | 52 | 2009 | 32.1 | 2003 | 52.1 | 2009 | |
 Mainland China (PRC) |
21.6 | 12.2 | 42 | 2005 | 21.8 | 2004 | 41.5 | 2007 | 46.9 |
 Colombia |
60.4 | 25.3 | 58 | 2006 | 56.3 | 2008 | 58.5 | 2009 | |
 Comoros |
64 | 2004 | |||||||
 Democratic Republicof the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world... |
44 | 2006 | 55 | ||||||
 Republic of the Congo |
47 | 2005 | 56.2 | ||||||
 Costa Rica |
23.4 | 15.6 | 50 | 2009 | 37.4 | 2003 | 50.3 | 2009 | |
 Côte d'Ivoire |
16.6 | 9.7 | 42 | 2008 | 17.0 | 2002 | 41.5 | 2008 | |
 Independent State of Croatia |
7.3 | 4.8 | 34 | 2008 | 7.2 | 2003 est. | 33.7 | 2008 | |
| UN R/P 10% |
UN R/P 20% |
World Bank World Bank The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programmes.The World Bank's official goal is the reduction of poverty... Gini (%) |
WB Gini (year) |
CIA R/P 10% |
Year | CIA Gini (%) |
CIA Gini (year) |
GPI Gini (%) |
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 Cuba |
30.0 | ||||||||
 Cyprus |
29.0 | 2005 | |||||||
 Czech Republic |
5.2 | 3.5 | 26 | 1996 | 5.2 | 1996 | 26.0 | 2005 | |
 Denmark |
8.1 | 4.3 | 25 | 1997 | 12.0 | 2000 est. | 29.0 | 2007 | |
 Djibouti |
40 | 2002 | |||||||
 Dominican Republic |
25.3 | 14.3 | 48 | 2007 | 29.4 | 2005 | 48.4 | 2007 | |
 Ecuador |
35.2 | 17.3 | 49 | 2009 | 17.5 | 2006 Oct. |
46.9 | 2010 Jun. | |
 Egypt |
8.0 | 5.1 | 32 | 2005 | 8.0 | 2000 | 34.4 | 2001 | |
 El Salvador |
38.6 | 20.9 | 47 | 2008 | 55.4 | 2002 | 46.9 | 2007 | |
 Equatorial Guinea |
65 | ||||||||
 Estonia |
10.8 | 6.4 | 36 | 2004 | 11.0 | 2003 | 31.4 | 2009 | |
 Ethiopia |
6.6 | 4.3 | 30 | 2005 | 6.5 | 2000 | 30.0 | 2000 | |
 European Union |
30.4 | 2009 est. | |||||||
 Finland |
5.6 | 3.8 | 27 | 2000 | 5.7 | 2000 | 26.8 | 2008 | |
 Early Modern France |
9.1 | 5.6 | 33 | 1995 | 8.3 | 2004 | 32.7 | 2008 | |
 Gabon |
41 | 2005 | 60 | ||||||
 The Gambia |
20.2 | 11.2 | 47 | 2003 | 20.6 | 1998 | 50.2 | 1998 | |
 Georgia (country) |
15.4 | 8.3 | 41 | 2008 | 15.2 | 2003 | 40.8 | 2009 | |
 Germany |
6.9 | 4.3 | 28 | 2000 | 6.9 | 2000 | 27.0 | 2006 | |
 Ghana |
14.1 | 8.4 | 43 | 2006 | 13.7 | 1999 | 39.4 | 2005-2006 | |
| UN R/P 10% |
UN R/P 20% |
World Bank World Bank The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programmes.The World Bank's official goal is the reduction of poverty... Gini (%) |
WB Gini (year) |
CIA R/P 10% |
Year | CIA Gini (%) |
CIA Gini (year) |
GPI Gini (%) |
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 Greece |
10.2 | 6.2 | 34 | 2000 | 10.4 | 2000 est. | 33.0 | 2005 | |
 Guatemala |
33.9 | 20.3 | 54 | 2006 | 48.2 | 2002 | 55.1 | 2007 | |
 Guinea |
10.5 | 6.6 | 39 | 2007 | 21.6 | 2006 | 39.4 | 2007 | |
 Guinea-Bissau |
19.0 | 10.3 | 36 | 2002 | 84.8 | 1991 | |||
 Guyana |
45 | 1998 | 26.0 | 1999 | 43.2 | 1999 | |||
 Haiti |
54.4 | 26.6 | 60 | 2001 | 68.1 | 2001 | 59.2 | 2001 | |
 Honduras |
59.4 | 17.2 | 58 | 2007 | 35.2 | 2003 | 57.7 | 2007 | |
 Hong Kong |
17.8 | 9.7 | 43 | 1996 | 53.3 | 2007 | |||
 Hungary |
5.5 | 3.8 | 31 | 2007 | 5.6 | 2002 | 24.7 | 2009 | |
 Iceland |
28.0 | 2006 | |||||||
 India |
8.6 | 5.6 | 37 | 2005 | 8.6 | 2004 | 36.8 | 2004 | |
 Indonesia |
7.8 | 5.2 | 37 | 2008 | 7.9 | 2002 | 36.8 | 2009 | |
 Iran |
17.2 | 9.7 | 38 | 2005 | 16.9 | 1998 | 44.5 | 2006 | 38.3 |
 Iraq |
31 | 2007 | 42 | ||||||
 Republic of Ireland |
9.4 | 5.6 | 34 | 2000 | 9.4 | 2000 | 29.3 | 2009 | |
 Israel |
13.4 | 7.9 | 39 | 2001 | 11.8 | 2005 | 39.2 | 2008 | |
 Italy |
11.6 | 6.5 | 36 | 2000 | 11.7 | 2000 | 32.0 | 2006 | |
 Jamaica |
17.3 | 9.8 | 46 | 2004 | 17.0 | 2004 | 45.5 | 2004 | |
| UN R/P 10% |
UN R/P 20% |
World Bank World Bank The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programmes.The World Bank's official goal is the reduction of poverty... Gini (%) |
WB Gini (year) |
CIA R/P 10% |
Year | CIA Gini (%) |
CIA Gini (year) |
GPI Gini (%) |
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 Japan |
4.5 | 3.4 | 25 | 1993 | 4.5 | 1993 | 37.6 | 2008 | |
 Jordan |
11.3 | 6.9 | 38 | 2006 | 11.3 | 2003 | 39.7 | 2007 | |
 Kazakhstan |
8.5 | 5.6 | 31 | 2007 | 8.0 | 2004 est. | 26.7 | 2009 | |
 Kenya |
13.6 | 8.2 | 48 | 2005 | 18.6 | 2000 | 42.5 | 2008 est. | |
 North Korea |
31.0 | ||||||||
 South Korea |
7.8 | 4.7 | 32 | 1998 | 8.6 | 2005 est. | 31.4 | 2009 | |
 Kuwait |
30 | ||||||||
 Kyrgyzstan |
6.4 | 4.4 | 33 | 2007 | 6.4 | 2003 | 33.4 | 2007 | |
 Laos |
8.3 | 5.4 | 37 | 2008 | 8.4 | 2002 | 36.7 | 2008 | |
 Latvia |
11.6 | 6.8 | 36 | 2004 | 11.6 | 2003 | 35.7 | 2008 | |
 Lebanon |
45 | ||||||||
 Lesotho |
10.5 | 44.2 | 53 | 2003 | 48.2 | 2002 est. | 63.2 | 1995 | |
 Liberia |
12.8 | 38 | 2007 | 38.2 | 2007 | ||||
 Libya |
36.0 | ||||||||
 Lithuania |
10.4 | 6.3 | 38 | 2008 | 10.3 | 2003 | 37.6 | 2008 | |
 Luxembourg |
31 | 2000 | 6.8 | 2000 | 26.0 | 2005 | |||
 Republic of Macedonia |
12.5 | 7.5 | 44 | 2008 | 12.3 | 2003 | 44.2 | 2008 | |
 Madagascar |
19.2 | 11.0 | 47 | 2005 | 19.3 | 2001 | 47.5 | 2001 | |
| UN R/P 10% |
UN R/P 20% |
World Bank World Bank The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programmes.The World Bank's official goal is the reduction of poverty... Gini (%) |
WB Gini (year) |
CIA R/P 10% |
Year | CIA Gini (%) |
CIA Gini (year) |
GPI Gini (%) |
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 Malawi |
10.9 | 6.7 | 39 | 2004 | 11.0 | 2004 | 39.0 | 2004 | |
 Malaysia |
22.1 | 12.4 | 46 | 2009 | 28.0 | 2003 est. | 46.2 | 2009 | |
 Maldives |
37 | 2004 | |||||||
 Mali |
12.5 | 7.6 | 39 | 2006 | 12.6 | 2001 | 40.1 | 2001 | |
 Malta |
26.0 | 2007 | |||||||
 Mauritania |
12.0 | 7.4 | 39 | 2000 | 11.8 | 2000 | 39.0 | 2000 | |
 Mauritius |
39.0 | 2006 est. | |||||||
 Mexico |
21.6 | 12.8 | 52 | 2008 | 24.6 | 2004 | 51.7 | 2008 | |
 Moldova |
8.2 | 5.3 | 38 | 2008 | 8.3 | 2003 | 38.0 | 2008 | |
 Mongolia |
8.2 | 5.4 | 33 | 2005 | 8.2 | 2002 | 36.5 | 2008 | |
 Kingdom of Montenegro |
30 | 2008 | 30.0 | 2008 | |||||
 Morocco |
11.7 | 7.2 | 41 | 2007 | 11.9 | 1999 | 40.9 | 2007 est. | |
 Mozambique |
18.8 | 9.9 | 46 | 2008 | 18.8 | 2002 | 45.6 | 2008 | |
 Myanmar |
11.6 | 1998 | 40 | ||||||
 Namibia |
12.8 | 56.1 | 74 | 1993 | 129.0 | 2003 | 70.7 | 2003 | |
 Nepal |
15.8 | 9.1 | 47 | 2004 | 15.6 | 2004 | 47.2 | 2008 | |
 Netherlands |
9.2 | 5.1 | 31 | 1999 | 9.2 | 1999 | 30.9 | 2007 | |
 New Zealand |
4.5 | 6.8 | 36 | 1997 | 36.2 | 1997 | |||
 Nicaragua |
31.0 | 8.8 | 52 | 2005 | 15.4 | 2001 | 43.1 | 2001 | |
| UN R/P 10% |
UN R/P 20% |
World Bank World Bank The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programmes.The World Bank's official goal is the reduction of poverty... Gini (%) |
WB Gini (year) |
CIA R/P 10% |
Year | CIA Gini (%) |
CIA Gini (year) |
GPI Gini (%) |
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 Niger |
46.0 | 20.7 | 34 | 2007 | 44.3 | 1995 | 34.0 | 2007 | |
 Nigeria |
17.8 | 9.7 | 43 | 2004 | 17.5 | 2003 | 43.7 | 2003 | |
 Norway |
6.1 | 3.9 | 26 | 2000 | 6.0 | 2000 | 25.0 | 2008 | |
 Oman |
32 | ||||||||
 Pakistan |
6.5 | 4.3 | 33 | 2006 | 6.6 | 2002 | 30.6 | 2007-2008 | |
 Panama |
49.9 | 23.9 | 52 | 2009 | 61.4 | 2003 | 51 | 2010 est. | |
 Papua New Guinea |
23.8 | 12.6 | 51 | 1996 | 23.8 | 1996 | 50.9 | 1996 | |
 Paraguay |
38.8 | 25.7 | 52 | 2008 | 65.9 | 2003 | 53.2 | 2009 | |
 Peru |
26.1 | 15.2 | 48 | 2009 | 31.5 | 2003 | 48.0 | 2009 | |
 Philippines |
15.5 | 9.3 | 44 | 2006 | 15.5 | 2003 | 45.8 | 2006 | |
 Poland |
8.8 | 5.6 | 34 | 2008 | 8.7 | 2002 | 34.2 | 2008 | |
 Portugal |
15.0 | 8.0 | 38 | 1997 | 9.2 | 1995 est. | 38.5 | 2007 | |
 Qatar |
41 | 2007 | 41.1 | 2007 | 39 | ||||
 Kingdom of Romania |
7.5 | 4.9 | 31 | 2008 | 7.4 | 2003 | 31.2 | 2008 | |
 Russia |
12.7 | 7.6 | 42 | 2008 | 12.8 | 2002 | 42.2 | 2009 | |
 Rwanda |
18.6 | 9.9 | 53 | 2005 | 18.2 | 2000 | 46.8 | 2000 | |
 São Tomé and Príncipe |
51 | 2001 | |||||||
 Saudi Arabia |
32.0 | ||||||||
 Senegal |
12.3 | 7.4 | 39 | 2005 | 12.4 | 2001 | 41.3 | 2001 | |
| UN R/P 10% |
UN R/P 20% |
World Bank World Bank The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programmes.The World Bank's official goal is the reduction of poverty... Gini (%) |
WB Gini (year) |
CIA R/P 10% |
Year | CIA Gini (%) |
CIA Gini (year) |
GPI Gini (%) |
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 Serbia |
28 | 2008 | 28.2 | 2008 | |||||
 Seychelles |
66 | 2007 | 65.8 | 2007 | |||||
 Sierra Leone |
87.2 | 57.6 | 43 | 2003 | 87.2 | 1989 | 62.9 | 1989 | |
 Singapore |
17.7 | 9.7 | 42 | 1998 | 17.3 | 1998 | 47.8 | 2009 | |
 Slovakia |
6.7 | 4.0 | 26 | 1996 | 6.7 | 1996 | 26.0 | 2005 | |
 Slovenia |
5.9 | 3.9 | 31 | 2004 | 5.9 | 1998 | 28.4 | 2008 | |
 Somalia |
30 | ||||||||
 South Africa |
33.1 | 17.9 | 67 | 2006 | 31.9 | 2000 | 65.0 | 2005 | |
 Spain |
10.3 | 6.0 | 35 | 2000 | 10.2 | 2000 | 32.0 | 2005 | |
 Sri Lanka |
11.1 | 6.9 | 40 | 2007 | 36.1 | 2003/04 fiscal year |
40.3 | 2007 | |
| 43 | 1995 | ||||||||
 Sudan |
51 | ||||||||
 Suriname |
53 | 1999 | |||||||
 Swaziland |
25.1 | 13.0 | 51 | 2001 | 25.4 | 2001 | 50.4 | 2001 | |
 Sweden |
6.2 | 4.0 | 25 | 2000 | 6.2 | 2000 | 23.0 | 2005 | |
 Switzerland |
9.0 | 5.5 | 34 | 2000 | 8.9 | 2000 | 33.7 | 2008 | |
 Syria |
36 | 2004 | 42.0 | ||||||
 Republic of China (ROC) |
6.1 | 2002 est. | 32.6 | 2000 | |||||
 Tajikistan |
7.8 | 5.2 | 34 | 2004 | 7.8 | 2003 | 32.6 | 2006 | |
 Tanzania |
9.2 | 5.8 | 38 | 2007 | 9.3 | 2000 | 37.6 | 2007 | |
 Thailand |
12.6 | 7.7 | 42 | 2004 | 12.4 | 2002 | 53.6 | 2009 | |
| UN R/P 10% |
UN R/P 20% |
World Bank World Bank The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programmes.The World Bank's official goal is the reduction of poverty... Gini (%) |
WB Gini (year) |
CIA R/P 10% |
Year | CIA Gini (%) |
CIA Gini (year) |
GPI Gini (%) |
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 East Timor |
32 | 2007 | 31.9 | 2007 est. | |||||
 Togo |
34 | 2006 | |||||||
 Trinidad and Tobago |
12.9 | 7.6 | 40 | 1992 | |||||
 Tunisia |
13.4 | 7.9 | 41 | 2000 | 13.7 | 2000 | 40.0 | 2005 est. | |
 Turkey |
6.6 | 4.6 | 43 | 2005 | 17.1 | 2003 | 39.7 | 2008 | |
 Turkmenistan |
12.3 | 7.7 | 41 | 1998 | 12.2 | 1998 | 40.8 | 1998 | |
 Uganda |
16.6 | 9.2 | 44 | 2009 | 16.4 | 2002 | 44.3 | 2009 | |
 Ukraine |
5.9 | 4.1 | 28 | 2008 | 7.6 | 2006 | 27.5 | 2008 | |
 United Arab Emirates |
31 | ||||||||
 United Kingdom |
13.8 | 7.2 | 36 | 1998 | 13.6 | 1999 | 34.0 | 2005 | |
 United States |
15.9 | 8.4 | 41 | 2000 | 15.0 | 2007 est. | 45.0 | 2007 | |
 Uruguay |
20.1 | 10.2 | 42 | 2009 | 17.9 | 2003 | 42.4 | 2009 | |
 Uzbekistan |
10.6 | 6.2 | 37 | 2003 | 10.6 | 2003 | 36.8 | 2003 | |
 Venezuela |
18.8 | 16.0 | 44 | 2006 | 50.3 | 2003 | 41.0 | 2009 | |
 Vietnam |
6.9 | 4.9 | 38 | 2008 | 10.0 | 2004 | 37.6 | 2008 | |
 Yemen |
8.6 | 5.6 | 38 | 2005 | 8.6 | 2003 | 37.7 | 2005 | |
 Zambia |
51 | 2004 | 50.8 | 2005 | |||||
 Zimbabwe |
50 | 1995 | 50.1 | 2006 | |||||
| World | 12.0 | 2002 est. |
External links
- Global Peace Index Map of Gini data for 2007-2010
- The World Distribution of Household Wealth
- A map of world poverty
- It's the Inequality, Stupid. March/April 2011 Issue. Mother Jones (magazine)Mother Jones (magazine)Mother Jones is an American independent news organization, featuring investigative and breaking news reporting on politics, the environment, human rights, and culture. Mother Jones has been nominated for 23 National Magazine Awards and has won six times, including for General Excellence in 2001,...
. Many charts, with sources. - Who Rules America: Wealth, Income, and Power. July 2011. By G. William Domhoff. Many charts, and sources. See table 4 for wealth distribution by country. See table 7 for income distribution by country.
- Alan Grayson says United States has fifth-most unequal wealth distribution in world. 10 October 2011. PolitiFactPolitiFact.comPolitiFact.com is a project that is operated by the St. Petersburg Times, a project in which its reporters and editors "fact-check statements by members of Congress, the White House, lobbyists and interest groups...." They publish original statements and their evaluations on the PolitiFact.com...
. Discusses income distribution too. - CHARTS: Here's What The Wall Street Protesters Are So Angry About.... 11 October 2011. Business InsiderBusiness InsiderBusiness Insider is a U.S. business/entertainment news website launched in February 2009. Founded by DoubleClick Founder and former C.E.O. Kevin P. Ryan it is the overarching brand beneath which fall the Silicon Alley Insider and Clusterstock verticals...
. - Shadow economies all over the world : new estimates for 162 countries from 1999 to 2007. Friedrich Schneider, Andreas Buehn, Claudio E. Montenegro. July 2010. World BankWorld BankThe World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programmes.The World Bank's official goal is the reduction of poverty...
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