List of countries by income equality

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Differences in national income equality around the world as measured by the national Gini coefficient. 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 income, and everyone else has zero income).

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).

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Key:
R/P 10%: The ratio of the average income of the richest 10% is to the poorest 10%
R/P 20%: The ratio of average income of the richest 20% is to the 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%	UN R/P 20%	UN Gini	CIA R/P 10%	Year	CIA Gini	Year	GPI Gini 2008
Afghanistan	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	60
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	-
Angola	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	62
Argentina	40.9	17.8	51.3	35.0	Jan.-Mar. 2007	45.7	2009	-
Armenia	8	5	33.8	25.8	2004	37	2006	-
Australia	12.5	7	35.2	12.7	1994	30.5	2006	-
Austria	6.9	4.4	29.1	6.8	2004	26	2007	-
Azerbaijan	9.7	6	36.5	9.5	2001	36.5	2001	-
Bahrain	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	36
Bangladesh	7.5	4.9	33.4	7.5	2000 est.	33.2	2005	-
Belarus	6.9	4.5	29.7	6.9	2002	27.9	2005	-
Belgium	8.2	4.9	33	8.3	2000	28	2005	-
Belize	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	49.2
Benin	9.4	6	36.5	9.4	2003	36.5	2003	-
Bhutan	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	32
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	56.2	2007	-
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	29.8	2008	-
Burkina Faso	11.6	6.9	39.5	11.5	2003	39.5	2007	-
Burundi	19.3	9.5	42.4	19.3	1998	42.4	1998	-
Cambodia	12.2	7.3	41.7	12.0	2004	43	2007 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	-
Chad	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	52.3
Chile	33	15.7	54.9	32.1	2003	54.9	2003	-
China (PRC)	21.6	12.2	46.9	21.8	2004	41.5	2007	-
Colombia	63.8	25.3	58.6	4.3	2004	58.5	2008	-
Democratic Republic of the Congo	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	55
Congo	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	56.2
Costa Rica	37.8	15.6	49.8	37.4	2003	48	2008	-
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	2008	-
Cuba	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	30
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.	29	2007	-
Dominican Republic	28.5	14.3	51.6	29.4	2005	49.9	2005	-
Ecuador	44.9	17.3	53.6	17.5	Oct. 2006	47.9	2009	-
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	-
Equatorial Guinea	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	65
Estonia	10.8	6.4	35.8	11.0	2003	34	2008	-
Ethiopia	6.6	4.3	30	6.5	2000	30	2000	-
European Union	N/A	N/A	N/A	9.0	2001 est.	31	2006 est.	-
Finland	5.6	3.8	26.9	5.7	2000	29.5	2007	-
France	9.1	5.6	32.7	8.3	2004	32.7	2008	-
Gabon	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	60
The Gambia	20.2	11.2	50.2	20.6	1998	50.2	1998	-
Georgia	15.4	8.3	40.4	15.2	2003	40.8	2009	-
Germany	6.9	4.3	28.3	6.9	2000	27	2006	-
Ghana	14.1	8.4	40.8	13.7	1999	39.4	2006	-
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	53.3	2007	-
Hungary	5.5	3.8	26.9	5.6	2002	28	2005	-
Iceland	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	28	2006	-
India	8.6	5.6	36.8	8.6	2004	36.8	2004	-
Indonesia	7.8	5.2	34.3	7.9	2002	39.4	2005	-
Iraq	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	42
Iran	17.2	9.7	43	16.9	1998	44.5	2006	-
Ireland	9.4	5.6	34.3	9.4	2000	30.7	2008	-
Israel	13.4	7.9	39.2	11.8	2005	39.2	2008	-
Italy	11.6	6.5	36	11.7	2000	32	2006	-
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	39.7	2007	-
Kazakhstan	8.5	5.6	33.9	8.0	2004 est.	28.8	2008	-
Kenya	13.6	8.2	42.5	18.6	2000	42.5	2008	-
North Korea	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	31
South Korea	7.8	4.7	31.6	8.6	2005 est.	31.3	2007	-
Kuwait	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	30
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	36	2005	-
Lebanon	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	45
Lesotho	105	44.2	63.2	48.2	2002 est.	63.2	1995	-
Libya	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	36
Lithuania	10.4	6.3	36	10.3	2003	36	2005	-
Luxembourg	N/A	N/A	N/A	6.8	2000	26	2005	-
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	26	2007	-
Mauritania	12	7.4	39	11.8	2000	39	2000	-
Mauritius	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	39	2006 est.	-
Mexico	24.6	12.8	46.1	24.6	2004	48.2	2008	-
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	40.9	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	40
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	2008	-
Netherlands	9.2	5.1	30.9	9.2	1999	30.9	2007	-
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	25	2008	-
Oman	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	32
Pakistan	6.5	4.3	30.6	6.6	2002	30.6	2008	-
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	53.2	2009	-
Peru	30.4	15.2	52	31.5	2003	52	2008	-
Philippines	15.5	9.3	44.5	15.5	2003	45.8	2006	-
Poland	8.8	5.6	34.5	8.7	2002	34.9	2005	-
Portugal	15	8	38.5	9.2	1995 est.	38.5	2007	-
Qatar	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	39
Romania	7.5	4.9	31	7.4	2003	32	2008	-
Russia	12.7	7.6	39.9	12.8	2002	42.3	2008	-
Rwanda	18.6	9.9	46.8	18.2	2000	46.8	2000	-
Saudi Arabia	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	32
Senegal	12.3	7.4	41.3	12.4	2001	41.3	2001	-
Serbia	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	26	2008	-
Sierra Leone	87.2	57.6	62.9	87.2	1989	62.9	1989	-
Singapore	17.7	9.7	42.5	17.3	1998	48.1	2008	-
Slovakia	6.7	4	25.8	6.7	1996	26	2005	-
Slovenia	5.9	3.9	28.4	5.9	1998	28.4	2008	-
Somalia	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	30
South Africa	33.1	17.9	57.8	31.9	2000	65	2005	-
Spain	10.3	6	34.7	10.2	2000	32	2005	-
Sri Lanka	11.1	6.9	40.2	36.1	FY 2003/04	49	2007	-
Sudan	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	51
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	2008	-
Syria	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	42
Taiwan (ROC)	N/A	N/A	N/A	6.1	2002 est.	33	2000	-
Tajikistan	7.8	5.2	32.6	7.8	2003	32.8	2006	-
Tanzania	9.2	5.8	34.6	9.3	2000	34.6	2000	-
Thailand	12.6	7.7	42	12.4	2002	43	2006	-
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	41	2007	-
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 Arab Emirates	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	31
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	41	2009	-
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	37.7	2005	-
Zambia	32.3	15.3	50.8	32.3	2004	50.8	2004	-
Zimbabwe	22	12	50.1	20.2	1995	50.1	2006	-

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

^ 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.
^ 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 2009, 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.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ Distribution of family income - Gini index, The World Factbook, CIA, updated on January 24, 2008.
^ Global Peace Index calculation incorporates UN Gini scores where available, so countries with a UN Gini calculation are left blank in this column. At [1] click on each country to see its Gini coefficient. Calculated in 2008.
^ Data are for urban households.
^ Data for urban households only.
^ http://www.faqs.org/docs/factbook/fields/2172.html

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