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Wealth Inequality by Country 2025

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Wealth Inequality - Gini Index (CIA)

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5 Most Unequal Countries

Country
Wealth Inequality - Gini Index (CIA)
Gini Index (CIA) Data Year
Gini Index (Statista 2023)
South Africa Flag
South Africa6320140.63
Namibia Flag
Namibia59.120150.58
Colombia Flag
Colombia54.820220.52
Eswatini Flag
Eswatini54.62016
Hong Kong Flag
Hong Kong53.92016
Botswana Flag
Botswana53.320150.51
Belize Flag
Belize53.31999
Brazil Flag
Brazil5220220.52
Zambia Flag
Zambia51.520220.57
Angola Flag
Angola51.320180.52
Saint Lucia Flag
Saint Lucia51.22016
Mozambique Flag
Mozambique50.520190.57
Zimbabwe Flag
Zimbabwe50.320200.51
Republic of the Congo Flag
Republic of the Congo48.920110.5
Panama Flag
Panama48.920230.49
Guatemala Flag
Guatemala48.320140.46
Honduras Flag
Honduras48.220190.48
Costa Rica Flag
Costa Rica47.220220.49
Nicaragua Flag
Nicaragua46.220140.45
Singapore Flag
Singapore45.92017
Ecuador Flag
Ecuador45.52022
Comoros Flag
Comoros45.32014
Paraguay Flag
Paraguay45.120220.45
Guyana Flag
Guyana45.11998
Lesotho Flag
Lesotho44.920170.44
Venezuela Flag
Venezuela44.82006
DR Congo Flag
DR Congo44.72020
Turkey Flag
Turkey44.420210.42
South Sudan Flag
South Sudan44.12016
Grenada Flag
Grenada43.82018
Rwanda Flag
Rwanda43.720160.42
Mexico Flag
Mexico43.520220.46
Ghana Flag
Ghana43.520160.44
Chile Flag
Chile4320220.44
Central African Republic Flag
Central African Republic432021
Uganda Flag
Uganda42.720190.43
Madagascar Flag
Madagascar42.620120.43
Cape Verde Flag
Cape Verde42.42015
Cameroon Flag
Cameroon42.220210.48
Papua New Guinea Flag
Papua New Guinea41.920090.41
Djibouti Flag
Djibouti41.62017
Haiti Flag
Haiti41.120120.41
Bolivia Flag
Bolivia40.920210.42
Turkmenistan Flag
Turkmenistan40.81998
Philippines Flag
Philippines40.720210.42
Argentina Flag
Argentina40.720220.42
Malaysia Flag
Malaysia40.720210.39
Sao Tome and Principe Flag
Sao Tome and Principe40.72017
Uruguay Flag
Uruguay40.620220.4
Tanzania Flag
Tanzania40.520180.41
Peru Flag
Peru40.320220.43
Trinidad and Tobago Flag
Trinidad and Tobago40.31992
Jamaica Flag
Jamaica40.220210.53
Micronesia Flag
Micronesia40.12013
United States Flag
United States39.820210.41
Morocco Flag
Morocco39.520130.39
Suriname Flag
Suriname39.22022
Bulgaria Flag
Bulgaria3920210.42
Laos Flag
Laos38.820180.39
El Salvador Flag
El Salvador38.820220.38
Gambia Flag
Gambia38.820200.34
Kenya Flag
Kenya38.720210.4
Samoa Flag
Samoa38.72013
Malawi Flag
Malawi38.538.50.4
Indonesia Flag
Indonesia38.338.30.38
Gabon Flag
Gabon3820170.37
Togo Flag
Togo37.920210.42
Israel Flag
Israel37.920210.38
Sri Lanka Flag
Sri Lanka37.720190.4
Burundi Flag
Burundi37.520200.4
Burkina Faso Flag
Burkina Faso37.420210.46
Chad Flag
Chad37.420220.37
China Flag
China37.12020
Dominican Republic Flag
Dominican Republic3720220.41
Somalia Flag
Somalia36.82017
Mauritius Flag
Mauritius36.820170.37
Yemen Flag
Yemen36.72014
Lithuania Flag
Lithuania36.720210.37
Senegal Flag
Senegal36.220210.38
Vietnam Flag
Vietnam36.120220.35
Russia Flag
Russia3620200.36
Falkland Islands Flag
Falkland Islands362015
Mali Flag
Mali35.72021
Sierra Leone Flag
Sierra Leone35.72018
Marshall Islands Flag
Marshall Islands35.52019
Ivory Coast Flag
Ivory Coast35.320210.38
Liberia Flag
Liberia35.32016
Nigeria Flag
Nigeria35.120180.35
Ethiopia Flag
Ethiopia3520150.35
Thailand Flag
Thailand34.920210.35
Iran Flag
Iran34.820220.41
Italy Flag
Italy34.820210.36
Portugal Flag
Portugal34.620210.33
Benin Flag
Benin34.420210.41
Australia Flag
Australia34.320180.34
Latvia Flag
Latvia34.320210.35
Montenegro Flag
Montenegro34.320210.36
Sudan Flag
Sudan34.220140.34
Georgia Flag
Georgia34.220210.35
Tajikistan Flag
Tajikistan3420150.34
Spain Flag
Spain33.920210.35
Romania Flag
Romania33.920210.35
Greenland Flag
Greenland33.92015
Tunisia Flag
Tunisia33.720210.32
Jordan Flag
Jordan33.720100.31
Switzerland Flag
Switzerland33.720200.33
Palestine Flag
Palestine33.72016
Taiwan Flag
Taiwan33.62014
North Macedonia Flag
North Macedonia33.520190.32
Bangladesh Flag
Bangladesh33.420220.32
Guinea-Bissau Flag
Guinea-Bissau33.42021
Serbia Flag
Serbia33.120210.35
Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag
Bosnia and Herzegovina3320110.33
Japan Flag
Japan32.920130.31
Niger Flag
Niger32.920210.37
Greece Flag
Greece32.920210.33
India Flag
India32.820210.35
Nepal Flag
Nepal32.820100.3
Luxembourg Flag
Luxembourg32.720210.35
United Kingdom Flag
United Kingdom32.420210.35
Nauru Flag
Nauru32.42012
Vanuatu Flag
Vanuatu32.32019
Seychelles Flag
Seychelles32.120180.32
Mauritania Flag
Mauritania322019
Egypt Flag
Egypt31.920190.32
Lebanon Flag
Lebanon31.820110.32
Estonia Flag
Estonia31.820210.3
Germany Flag
Germany31.720190.32
Canada Flag
Canada31.720190.33
France Flag
France31.520210.32
South Korea Flag
South Korea31.42016
Mongolia Flag
Mongolia31.420220.32
Malta Flag
Malta31.420200.3
Cyprus Flag
Cyprus31.320210.31
Uzbekistan Flag
Uzbekistan31.220220.35
Myanmar Flag
Myanmar30.720170.33
Austria Flag
Austria30.720210.3
Fiji Flag
Fiji30.720190.3
Ireland Flag
Ireland30.120210.31
Sweden Flag
Sweden29.820210.3
Pakistan Flag
Pakistan29.620180.31
Guinea Flag
Guinea29.620180.29
Iraq Flag
Iraq29.520120.3
Albania Flag
Albania29.420200.32
Maldives Flag
Maldives29.32019
Kazakhstan Flag
Kazakhstan29.220210.28
Hungary Flag
Hungary29.220210.3
Croatia Flag
Croatia28.920210.29
Kyrgyzstan Flag
Kyrgyzstan28.820210.29
Timor-Leste Flag
Timor-Leste28.720140.28
Poland Flag
Poland28.520210.3
Bhutan Flag
Bhutan28.520220.37
Denmark Flag
Denmark28.320210.28
Armenia Flag
Armenia27.920220.29
Kiribati Flag
Kiribati27.82019
Finland Flag
Finland27.720210.27
Norway Flag
Norway27.720190.28
Algeria Flag
Algeria27.620110.26
Tonga Flag
Tonga27.12021
Syria Flag
Syria26.62022
Belgium Flag
Belgium26.620210.27
Azerbaijan Flag
Azerbaijan26.62005
Czech Republic Flag
Czech Republic26.220210.25
Iceland Flag
Iceland26.120170.26
United Arab Emirates Flag
United Arab Emirates2620180.26
Netherlands Flag
Netherlands25.720210.29
Moldova Flag
Moldova25.720210.25
Ukraine Flag
Ukraine25.620200.26
Belarus Flag
Belarus24.420200.25
Slovenia Flag
Slovenia24.320210.24
Slovakia Flag
Slovakia24.120210.23
Jersey Flag
Jersey0.32014
  • The Gini Index may be expressed in its natural form (a two-digit decimalized number between 0.00 and 1.00) or as a two-digit whole number between 0 and 100.
  • In both formats, the Gini Index uses a reverse scale in which 0 represents the ideal (perfect equality) and higher numbers indicate higher levels of inequality.
  • Therefore, lower scores are preferable.
  • CIA data is compiled from multiple sources, primarily World Bank.