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Distribution of family income - Gini index
Distribution of family income - Gini index measures the degree of inequality in the distribution of family income in a country. The more nearly equal a country's income distribution, the lower its Gini index, e.g., a Scandinavian country with an index of 25. The more unequal a country's income distribution, the higher its Gini index, e.g., a Sub-Saharan country with an index of 50. If income were distributed with perfect equality the index would be zero; if income were distributed with perfect inequality, the index would be 100.
| Rank | Country | Distribution of family income - Gini index | Date of Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lesotho | 63.2 | 1995 |
| 2 | South Africa | 62.5 | 2013 est. |
| 3 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 61.1 | 2013 est. |
| 4 | Haiti | 60.8 | 2012 |
| 5 | Botswana | 60.5 | 2009 |
| 6 | Namibia | 59.7 | 2010 |
| 7 | Zambia | 57.5 | 2013 |
| 8 | Comoros | 55.9 | 2004 est. |
| 9 | Hong Kong | 53.9 | 2016 |
| 10 | Guatemala | 53.0 | 2014 est. |
| 11 | Paraguay | 51.7 | 2014 |
| 12 | Colombia | 51.1 | 2015 |
| 13 | Papua New Guinea | 50.9 | 1996 |
| 14 | Panama | 50.7 | 2014 est. |
| 15 | Chile | 50.5 | 2013 |
| 16 | Eswatini | 50.4 | 2001 |
| 17 | Rwanda | 50.4 | 2013 est. |
| 18 | Gambia, The | 50.2 | 1998 |
| 19 | Brazil | 49.0 | 2014 |
| 20 | Congo, Republic of the | 48.9 | 2011 est. |
| 21 | Nigeria | 48.8 | 2013 |
| 22 | Costa Rica | 48.5 | 2014 |
| 23 | Kenya | 48.5 | 2016 est. |
| 24 | Mexico | 48.2 | 2014 |
| 25 | Dominican Republic | 47.1 | 2013 est. |
| 26 | Honduras | 47.1 | 2014 |
| 27 | Nicaragua | 47.1 | 2014 |
| 28 | Bolivia | 47.0 | 2016 est. |
| 29 | Seychelles | 46.8 | 2013 est. |
| 30 | Cameroon | 46.5 | 2014 est. |
| 31 | China | 46.5 | 2016 est. |
| 32 | Malaysia | 46.2 | 2009 |
| 33 | Malawi | 46.1 | 2010 |
| 34 | South Sudan | 46.0 | 2010 est. |
| 35 | Togo | 46.0 | 2011 |
| 36 | Ecuador | 45.9 | December 2017 |
| 37 | Saudi Arabia | 45.9 | 2013 est. |
| 38 | Singapore | 45.9 | 2017 |
| 39 | Mozambique | 45.6 | 2008 |
| 40 | Peru | 45.3 | 2012 |
| 41 | United States | 45.0 | 2007 |
| 42 | Guyana | 44.6 | 2007 |
| 43 | Iran | 44.5 | 2006 |
| 44 | Thailand | 44.5 | 2015 |
| 45 | Philippines | 44.4 | 2015 est. |
| 46 | Central African Republic | 43.6 | 2003 est. |
| 47 | Chad | 43.3 | 2011 est. |
| 48 | Zimbabwe | 43.2 | 2011 est. |
| 49 | Israel | 42.8 | 2013 |
| 50 | Angola | 42.7 | 2008 est. |
| 51 | Burundi | 42.4 | 1998 |
| 52 | Gabon | 42.2 | 2005 est. |
| 53 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 42.1 | 2012 est. |
| 54 | Argentina | 41.7 | 2017 est. |
| 55 | Uruguay | 41.6 | 2014 |
| 56 | Cote d'Ivoire | 41.5 | 2008 |
| 57 | Russia | 41.2 | 2015 |
| 58 | Qatar | 41.1 | 2007 |
| 59 | Madagascar | 41.0 | 2012 |
| 60 | Djibouti | 40.9 | 2002 |
| 61 | Morocco | 40.9 | 2007 est. |
| 62 | Turkmenistan | 40.8 | 1998 |
| 63 | Senegal | 40.3 | 2011 |
| 64 | Bulgaria | 40.2 | 2017 |
| 65 | Turkey | 40.2 | 2010 |
| 66 | Georgia | 40.1 | 2014 |
| 67 | Mali | 40.1 | 2001 |
| 68 | Tunisia | 40.0 | 2005 est. |
| 69 | Jordan | 39.7 | 2007 |
| 70 | Burkina Faso | 39.5 | 2007 |
| 71 | Uganda | 39.5 | 2013 |
| 72 | Guinea | 39.4 | 2007 |
| 73 | Sri Lanka | 39.2 | 2012 est. |
| 74 | Venezuela | 39.0 | 2011 |
| 75 | Bhutan | 38.8 | 2012 |
| 76 | Serbia | 38.7 | 2014 est. |
| 77 | Maldives | 38.4 | 2009 est. |
| 78 | Cambodia | 37.9 | 2008 est. |
| 79 | Japan | 37.9 | 2011 |
| 80 | Lithuania | 37.9 | 2015 |
| 81 | Yemen | 37.9 | 2009 est. |
| 82 | Tanzania | 37.6 | 2007 |
| 83 | Mauritania | 37.0 | 2014 |
| 84 | Indonesia | 36.8 | 2009 |
| 85 | Uzbekistan | 36.8 | 2003 |
| 86 | Greece | 36.7 | 2012 est. |
| 87 | Laos | 36.7 | 2008 |
| 88 | Benin | 36.5 | 2003 |
| 89 | New Zealand | 36.2 | 1997 |
| 90 | El Salvador | 36.0 | 2016 est. |
| 91 | Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | 36.0 | 2015 |
| 92 | Mauritius | 35.9 | 2012 est. |
| 93 | Spain | 35.9 | 2012 |
| 94 | Korea, South | 35.7 | 2016 est. |
| 95 | Algeria | 35.3 | 1995 |
| 96 | India | 35.2 | 2011 |
| 97 | Jamaica | 35.0 | 2016 |
| 98 | Macau | 35.0 | 2013 |
| 99 | Cyprus | 34.8 | 2014 est. |
| 100 | Estonia | 34.8 | 2015 |
| 101 | Vietnam | 34.8 | 2014 |
| 102 | Latvia | 34.5 | 2015 |
| 103 | West Bank | 34.5 | 2009 est. |
| 104 | Mongolia | 34.0 | 2017 |
| 105 | Niger | 34.0 | 2014 |
| 106 | Sierra Leone | 34.0 | 2011 |
| 107 | Greenland | 33.9 | 2015 est. |
| 108 | Portugal | 33.9 | 2015 est. |
| 109 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 33.8 | 2011 |
| 110 | Azerbaijan | 33.7 | 2008 |
| 111 | Macedonia | 33.7 | 2015 |
| 112 | Taiwan | 33.6 | 2014 |
| 113 | Kyrgyzstan | 33.4 | 2007 |
| 114 | Ethiopia | 33.0 | 2011 |
| 115 | Nepal | 32.8 | 2010 |
| 116 | Tajikistan | 32.6 | 2006 |
| 117 | United Kingdom | 32.4 | 2012 |
| 118 | Bangladesh | 32.1 | 2010 |
| 119 | Canada | 32.1 | 2005 |
| 120 | Liberia | 32.0 | 2014 |
| 121 | Italy | 31.9 | 2012 est. |
| 122 | Montenegro | 31.9 | 2014 est. |
| 123 | Timor-Leste | 31.9 | 2007 est. |
| 124 | Egypt | 31.8 | 2015 |
| 125 | Armenia | 31.5 | 2014 |
| 126 | Ireland | 31.3 | 2013 est. |
| 127 | Croatia | 30.8 | 2015 est. |
| 128 | Poland | 30.8 | 2015 |
| 129 | Sao Tome and Principe | 30.8 | 2010 est. |
| 130 | Pakistan | 30.7 | FY2013 |
| 131 | Austria | 30.5 | 2015 |
| 132 | Luxembourg | 30.4 | 2013 est. |
| 133 | Australia | 30.3 | 2008 |
| 134 | Netherlands | 30.3 | 2015 est. |
| 135 | Switzerland | 29.5 | 2014 est. |
| 136 | Afghanistan | 29.4 | 2008 |
| 137 | France | 29.3 | 2016 |
| 138 | Albania | 29.0 | 2012 est. |
| 139 | Denmark | 29.0 | 2016 est. |
| 140 | Hungary | 28.2 | 2015 est. |
| 141 | Malta | 28.1 | 2015 |
| 142 | Iceland | 28.0 | 2006 |
| 143 | Romania | 27.3 | 2012 |
| 144 | Finland | 27.2 | 2016 |
| 145 | Germany | 27.0 | 2006 |
| 146 | Moldova | 26.8 | 2015 est. |
| 147 | Norway | 26.8 | 2010 |
| 148 | Belarus | 26.5 | 2011 |
| 149 | Kazakhstan | 26.3 | 2013 |
| 150 | Belgium | 25.9 | 2013 est. |
| 151 | Ukraine | 25.5 | 2015 |
| 152 | Czechia | 25.0 | 2015 |
| 153 | Sweden | 24.9 | 2013 |
| 154 | Slovenia | 24.4 | 2016 |
| 155 | Slovakia | 23.7 | 2015 |
| 156 | Kosovo | 23.2 | 2015 est. |
| 157 | Faroe Islands | 22.7 | 2013 est. |
| 158 | Jersey | 0.3 | 2014 est. |
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