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Income Gini coefficient

Measure of the deviation of the distribution of income (or consumption) among individuals or households within a country 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. A value of 0 represents absolute equality, a value of 100 absolute inequality.

Source: World Bank (2010c)

HDI Rank | Country | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007
1 | Norway | .. | 25.8 | .. | .. | ..
2 | Australia | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
3 | New Zealand | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
4 | United States | .. | 40.8 | .. | .. | ..
5 | Ireland | .. | 34.3 | .. | .. | ..
6 | Liechtenstein | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
7 | Netherlands | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
8 | Canada | .. | 32.6 | .. | .. | ..
9 | Sweden | .. | 25.0 | .. | .. | ..
10 | Germany | .. | 28.3 | .. | .. | ..
11 | Japan | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
12 | Korea (Republic of) | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
13 | Switzerland | .. | 33.7 | .. | .. | ..
14 | France | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
15 | Israel | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
16 | Finland | .. | 26.9 | .. | .. | ..
17 | Iceland | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
18 | Belgium | .. | 33.0 | .. | .. | ..
19 | Denmark | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
20 | Spain | .. | 34.7 | .. | .. | ..
21 | Hong Kong, China (SAR) | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
22 | Greece | .. | 34.3 | .. | .. | ..
23 | Italy | .. | 36.0 | .. | .. | ..
24 | Luxembourg | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
25 | Austria | .. | 29.1 | .. | .. | ..
26 | United Kingdom | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
27 | Singapore | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
28 | Czech Republic | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
29 | Slovenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
30 | Andorra | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
31 | Slovakia | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
32 | United Arab Emirates | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
33 | Malta | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
34 | Estonia | .. | 37.0 | .. | .. | ..
35 | Cyprus | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
36 | Hungary | .. | 27.3 | .. | .. | ..
37 | Brunei Darussalam | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
38 | Qatar | .. | .. | .. | .. | 41.1
39 | Bahrain | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
40 | Portugal | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
41 | Poland | .. | 32.9 | 34.9 | .. | ..
42 | Barbados | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
43 | Bahamas | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
44 | Lithuania | .. | 31.9 | .. | .. | ..
45 | Chile | 55.5 | 55.4 | .. | 52.0 | ..
46 | Argentina | .. | .. | 50.0 | 48.8 | ..
47 | Kuwait | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
48 | Latvia | .. | .. | .. | .. | 36.3
49 | Montenegro | .. | .. | .. | .. | 36.9
50 | Romania | .. | 30.3 | 31.5 | .. | 32.1
51 | Croatia | .. | 31.3 | 29.0 | .. | ..
52 | Uruguay | .. | 44.6 | 44.9 | 46.2 | 47.1
53 | Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
54 | Panama | .. | 56.6 | .. | 54.9 | ..
55 | Saudi Arabia | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
56 | Mexico | .. | 51.9 | .. | 48.1 | ..
57 | Malaysia | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
58 | Bulgaria | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
59 | Trinidad and Tobago | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
60 | Serbia | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
61 | Belarus | .. | 30.4 | 27.9 | .. | 28.8
62 | Costa Rica | 45.7 | 46.6 | 47.2 | .. | 48.9
63 | Peru | 43.9 | .. | 52.0 | 49.6 | 50.5
64 | Albania | .. | .. | 33.0 | .. | ..
65 | Russian Federation | .. | .. | 37.5 | .. | 43.7
66 | Kazakhstan | .. | .. | .. | .. | 30.9
67 | Azerbaijan | .. | .. | 16.8 | .. | ..
68 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | .. | .. | .. | .. | 36.3
69 | Ukraine | .. | .. | 28.2 | .. | ..
70 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 43.6 | .. | 38.3 | .. | ..
71 | The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia | .. | 34.4 | .. | 42.8 | ..
72 | Mauritius | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
73 | Brazil | 60.6 | .. | 56.4 | 55.8 | 55.0
74 | Georgia | .. | 38.9 | 40.8 | .. | ..
75 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | .. | .. | 47.6 | 43.4 | ..
76 | Armenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | 30.2
77 | Ecuador | .. | .. | 53.7 | .. | 54.4
78 | Belize | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
79 | Colombia | .. | 57.5 | .. | 58.5 | ..
80 | Jamaica | 42.2 | .. | .. | .. | ..
81 | Tunisia | 40.2 | 40.8 | .. | .. | ..
82 | Jordan | .. | .. | .. | 37.7 | ..
83 | Turkey | .. | .. | 43.2 | 41.2 | ..
84 | Algeria | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
85 | Tonga | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
86 | Fiji | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
87 | Turkmenistan | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
88 | Dominican Republic | .. | 52.1 | 50.0 | 51.9 | 48.4
89 | China | .. | .. | 41.5 | .. | ..
90 | El Salvador | .. | 51.9 | 49.7 | .. | 46.9
91 | Sri Lanka | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
92 | Thailand | .. | 43.2 | .. | .. | ..
93 | Gabon | .. | .. | 41.5 | .. | ..
94 | Suriname | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
95 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | .. | .. | 58.2 | .. | 57.2
96 | Paraguay | 39.7 | .. | 53.9 | .. | 53.2
97 | Philippines | .. | 46.1 | .. | 44.0 | ..
98 | Botswana | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
99 | Moldova (Republic of) | .. | .. | .. | .. | 37.4
100 | Mongolia | .. | .. | 33.0 | .. | ..
101 | Egypt | .. | 32.8 | 32.1 | .. | ..
102 | Uzbekistan | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
103 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
104 | Guyana | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
105 | Namibia | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
106 | Honduras | 57.4 | .. | 56.7 | 55.3 | ..
107 | Maldives | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
108 | Indonesia | .. | .. | 39.4 | .. | 37.6
109 | Kyrgyzstan | .. | .. | .. | .. | 33.5
110 | South Africa | .. | 57.8 | .. | .. | ..
111 | Syrian Arab Republic | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
112 | Tajikistan | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
113 | Viet Nam | .. | .. | .. | 37.8 | ..
114 | Morocco | .. | .. | .. | .. | 40.9
115 | Nicaragua | .. | .. | 52.3 | .. | ..
116 | Guatemala | .. | 55.0 | .. | 53.7 | ..
117 | Equatorial Guinea | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
118 | Cape Verde | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
119 | India | .. | .. | 36.8 | .. | ..
120 | Timor-Leste | .. | .. | .. | .. | 31.9
121 | Swaziland | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
122 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
123 | Solomon Islands | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
124 | Cambodia | .. | .. | .. | .. | 44.2
125 | Pakistan | .. | .. | 31.2 | .. | ..
126 | Congo | .. | .. | 47.3 | .. | ..
127 | Sao Tome and Principe | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
128 | Kenya | .. | .. | 47.7 | .. | ..
129 | Bangladesh | .. | 30.7 | 31.0 | .. | ..
130 | Ghana | .. | .. | .. | 42.8 | ..
131 | Cameroon | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
132 | Myanmar | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
133 | Yemen | .. | .. | 37.7 | .. | ..
134 | Benin | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
135 | Madagascar | .. | .. | 47.2 | .. | ..
136 | Mauritania | .. | 39.0 | .. | .. | ..
137 | Papua New Guinea | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
138 | Nepal | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
139 | Togo | .. | .. | .. | 34.4 | ..
140 | Comoros | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
141 | Lesotho | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
142 | Nigeria | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
143 | Uganda | .. | .. | 42.6 | .. | ..
144 | Senegal | .. | .. | 39.2 | .. | ..
145 | Haiti | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
146 | Angola | .. | 58.6 | .. | .. | ..
147 | Djibouti | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
148 | Tanzania (United Republic of) | .. | 34.6 | .. | .. | ..
149 | Côte d'Ivoire | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
150 | Zambia | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
151 | Gambia | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
152 | Rwanda | .. | 46.7 | .. | .. | ..
153 | Malawi | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
154 | Sudan | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
155 | Afghanistan | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
156 | Guinea | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
157 | Ethiopia | .. | 30.0 | 29.8 | .. | ..
158 | Sierra Leone | 62.9 | .. | .. | .. | ..
159 | Central African Republic | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
160 | Mali | .. | .. | .. | 39.0 | ..
161 | Burkina Faso | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
162 | Liberia | .. | .. | .. | .. | 52.6
163 | Chad | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
164 | Guinea-Bissau | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
165 | Mozambique | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
166 | Burundi | .. | .. | .. | 33.3 | ..
167 | Niger | .. | .. | 43.9 | .. | ..
168 | Congo (Democratic Republic of the) | .. | .. | .. | 44.4 | ..
169 | Zimbabwe | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
.. | Antigua and Barbuda | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
.. | Bhutan | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
.. | Cuba | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
.. | Dominica | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
.. | Eritrea | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
.. | Grenada | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
.. | Iraq | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
.. | Kiribati | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
.. | Korea (Democratic People's Rep. of) | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
.. | Lebanon | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
.. | Marshall Islands | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
.. | Monaco | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
.. | Nauru | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
.. | Occupied Palestinian Territories | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
.. | Oman | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
.. | Palau | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
.. | Saint Kitts and Nevis | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
.. | Saint Lucia | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
.. | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
.. | Samoa | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
.. | San Marino | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
.. | Seychelles | .. | .. | .. | .. | 0.0
.. | Somalia | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
.. | Tuvalu | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
.. | Vanuatu | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..

Footnotes

Symbols
.. | Data not available
(.) | Greater (or less) than zero but small enough to be rounded off to zero at the displayed number of decimal points
< | Less than
- | Not applicable
T | Total

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