GINI index - by country

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Major world economies by its current GINI index

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List of countries by GINI index
Country Name	View Data	Global Rank	Region & Regional Rank	GINI index	Year
Seychelles		1	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 1	65.8	2007
Comoros		2	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 2	64.3	2004
Namibia		3	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 3	63.9	2004
South Africa		4	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 4	63.1	2009
Micronesia		5	East Asia & Pacific \| 1	61.1	2000
Botswana		6	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 5	61.0	1994
Haiti		7	Latin America & Caribbean \| 1	59.2	2001
Zambia		8	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 6	57.5	2010
Honduras		9	Latin America & Caribbean \| 2	57.0	2009
Central African Republic		10	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 7	56.3	2008
Bolivia		11	Latin America & Caribbean \| 3	56.3	2008
Colombia		12	Latin America & Caribbean \| 4	55.9	2010
Guatemala		13	Latin America & Caribbean \| 5	55.9	2006
Brazil		14	Latin America & Caribbean \| 6	54.7	2009
Belize		15	Latin America & Caribbean \| 7	53.1	1999
Suriname		16	Latin America & Caribbean \| 8	52.9	1999
Lesotho		17	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 8	52.5	2003
Paraguay		18	Latin America & Caribbean \| 9	52.4	2010
Chile		19	Latin America & Caribbean \| 10	52.1	2009
Panama		20	Latin America & Caribbean \| 11	51.9	2010
Swaziland		21	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 9	51.5	2010
Papua New Guinea		22	East Asia & Pacific \| 2	50.9	1996
São Tomé and Principe		23	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 10	50.8	2001
Rwanda		24	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 11	50.8	2011
Costa Rica		25	Latin America & Caribbean \| 12	50.7	2009
Cape Verde		26	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 12	50.5	2002
Zimbabwe		27	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 13	50.1	1995
Ecuador		28	Latin America & Caribbean \| 13	49.3	2010
Nigeria		29	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 14	48.8	2010
El Salvador		30	Latin America & Caribbean \| 14	48.3	2009
Peru		31	Latin America & Caribbean \| 15	48.1	2010
Kenya		32	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 15	47.7	2005
Congo		33	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 16	47.3	2005
The Gambia		34	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 17	47.3	2003
Dominican Republic		35	Latin America & Caribbean \| 16	47.2	2010
Mexico		36	Latin America & Caribbean \| 17	47.2	2010
Malaysia		37	East Asia & Pacific \| 3	46.2	2009
Mozambique		38	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 18	45.7	2008
South Sudan		39	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 19	45.5	2009
Jamaica		40	Latin America & Caribbean \| 18	45.5	2004
Uruguay		41	Latin America & Caribbean \| 19	45.3	2010
Venezuela		42	Latin America & Caribbean \| 20	44.8	2006
Guyana		43	Latin America & Caribbean \| 21	44.5	1998
Argentina		44	Latin America & Caribbean \| 22	44.5	2010
Uganda		45	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 20	44.3	2009
Madagascar		46	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 21	44.1	2010
Malawi		47	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 22	43.9	2010
Macedonia		48	Europe & Central Asia \| 1	43.6	2010
Hong Kong SAR, China		49	East Asia & Pacific \| 4	43.4	1996
Philippines		50	East Asia & Pacific \| 5	43.0	2009
Fiji		51	East Asia & Pacific \| 6	42.8	2009
Ghana		52	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 23	42.8	2006
Angola		53	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 24	42.7	2009
St. Lucia		54	Latin America & Caribbean \| 23	42.6	1995
Singapore		55	East Asia & Pacific \| 7	42.5	1998
Georgia		56	Europe & Central Asia \| 2	42.1	2010
China		57	East Asia & Pacific \| 8	42.1	2009
Côte d'Ivoire		58	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 25	41.5	2008
Gabon		59	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 26	41.5	2005
Qatar		60	Middle East & North Africa \| 1	41.1	2007
Morocco		61	Middle East & North Africa \| 2	40.9	2007
United States		62	North America \| 1	40.8	2000
Turkmenistan		63	Europe & Central Asia \| 3	40.8	1998
Nicaragua		64	Latin America & Caribbean \| 24	40.5	2005
Mauritania		65	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 27	40.5	2008
Senegal		66	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 28	40.3	2011
Trinidad and Tobago		67	Latin America & Caribbean \| 25	40.3	1992
Russia		68	Europe & Central Asia \| 4	40.1	2009
Turkey		69	Europe & Central Asia \| 5	40.0	2010
Djibouti		70	Middle East & North Africa \| 3	40.0	2002
Burkina Faso		71	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 29	39.8	2009
Chad		72	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 30	39.8	2003
Thailand		73	East Asia & Pacific \| 9	39.4	2010
Guinea		74	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 31	39.4	2007
Togo		75	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 32	39.3	2011
Israel		76	Middle East & North Africa \| 4	39.2	2001
Cameroon		77	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 33	38.9	2007
Bhutan		78	South Asia \| 1	38.7	2012
Benin		79	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 34	38.6	2003
Portugal		80	Europe & Central Asia \| 6	38.5	1997
Iran		81	Middle East & North Africa \| 5	38.3	2005
Liberia		82	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 35	38.2	2007
Indonesia		83	East Asia & Pacific \| 10	38.1	2011
Tanzania		84	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 36	37.6	2007
Lithuania		85	Europe & Central Asia \| 7	37.6	2008
Maldives		86	South Asia \| 2	37.4	2004
Lao PDR		87	East Asia & Pacific \| 11	36.7	2008
Uzbekistan		88	Europe & Central Asia \| 8	36.7	2003
Mongolia		89	East Asia & Pacific \| 12	36.5	2008
Sri Lanka		90	South Asia \| 3	36.4	2010
Bosnia and Herzegovina		91	Europe & Central Asia \| 9	36.2	2007
New Zealand		92	East Asia & Pacific \| 13	36.2	1997
Tunisia		93	Middle East & North Africa \| 6	36.1	2010
Italy		94	Europe & Central Asia \| 10	36.0	2000
Cambodia		95	East Asia & Pacific \| 14	36.0	2009
Estonia		96	Europe & Central Asia \| 11	36.0	2004
United Kingdom		97	Europe & Central Asia \| 12	36.0	1999
Syrian Arab Republic		98	Middle East & North Africa \| 7	35.8	2004
Vietnam		99	East Asia & Pacific \| 15	35.6	2008
Guinea-Bissau		100	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 37	35.5	2002
West Bank and Gaza		101	Middle East & North Africa \| 8	35.5	2009
Jordan		102	Middle East & North Africa \| 9	35.4	2010
Sierra Leone		103	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 38	35.4	2011
Algeria		104	Middle East & North Africa \| 10	35.3	1995
Sudan		105	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 39	35.3	2009
Australia		106	East Asia & Pacific \| 16	35.2	1994
Latvia		107	Europe & Central Asia \| 13	34.8	2009
Spain		108	Europe & Central Asia \| 14	34.7	2000
Niger		109	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 40	34.6	2008
Albania		110	Europe & Central Asia \| 15	34.5	2008
Ireland		111	Europe & Central Asia \| 16	34.3	2000
Greece		112	Europe & Central Asia \| 17	34.3	2000
India		113	South Asia \| 4	33.9	2010
Azerbaijan		114	Europe & Central Asia \| 18	33.7	2008
Switzerland		115	Europe & Central Asia \| 19	33.7	2000
Croatia		116	Europe & Central Asia \| 20	33.7	2008
Ethiopia		117	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 41	33.6	2011
Kyrgyz Republic		118	Europe & Central Asia \| 21	33.4	2011
Burundi		119	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 42	33.3	2006
Moldova		120	Europe & Central Asia \| 22	33.0	2010
Mali		121	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 43	33.0	2010
Belgium		122	Europe & Central Asia \| 23	33.0	2000
Nepal		123	South Asia \| 5	32.8	2010
France		124	Europe & Central Asia \| 24	32.7	1995
Poland		125	Europe & Central Asia \| 25	32.7	2011
Canada		126	North America \| 2	32.6	2000
Bangladesh		127	South Asia \| 6	32.1	2010
Korea		128	East Asia & Pacific \| 17	31.6	1998
Armenia		129	Europe & Central Asia \| 26	31.3	2010
Hungary		130	Europe & Central Asia \| 27	31.2	2007
Slovenia		131	Europe & Central Asia \| 28	31.2	2004
Netherlands		132	Europe & Central Asia \| 29	30.9	1999
Iraq		133	Middle East & North Africa \| 11	30.9	2007
Tajikistan		134	Europe & Central Asia \| 30	30.8	2009
Egypt		135	Middle East & North Africa \| 12	30.8	2008
Luxembourg		136	Europe & Central Asia \| 31	30.8	2000
Pakistan		137	South Asia \| 7	30.0	2008
Austria		138	Europe & Central Asia \| 32	29.2	2000
Kazakhstan		139	Europe & Central Asia \| 33	29.0	2009
Montenegro		140	Europe & Central Asia \| 34	28.6	2010
Germany		141	Europe & Central Asia \| 35	28.3	2000
Bulgaria		142	Europe & Central Asia \| 36	28.2	2007
Afghanistan		143	South Asia \| 8	27.8	2008
Romania		144	Europe & Central Asia \| 37	27.4	2011
Finland		145	Europe & Central Asia \| 38	26.9	2000
Belarus		146	Europe & Central Asia \| 39	26.5	2011
Slovak Republic		147	Europe & Central Asia \| 40	26.0	2009
Czech Republic		148	Europe & Central Asia \| 41	25.8	1996
Norway		149	Europe & Central Asia \| 42	25.8	2000
Ukraine		150	Europe & Central Asia \| 43	25.6	2010
Sweden		151	Europe & Central Asia \| 44	25.0	2000
Japan		152	East Asia & Pacific \| 18	24.9	1993
Denmark		153	Europe & Central Asia \| 45	24.7	1997

Gini index measures the extent to which the distribution of income (or, in some cases, consumption expenditure) among individuals or households within an economy deviates from a perfectly equal distribution. A Lorenz curve plots the cumulative percentages of total income received against the cumulative number of recipients, starting with the poorest individual or household. The Gini index measures the area between the Lorenz curve and a hypothetical line of absolute equality, expressed as a percentage of the maximum area under the line. Thus a Gini index of 0 represents perfect equality, while an index of 100 implies perfect inequality.

Datasource: Workbank - World Development Indicators