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Inequality in income (percent)
UNDP (HDRO)
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175 countries · 2010–2023
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Data 2023 · Status unspecified
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League table
2023
All regions
East Asia & Pacific
Europe & Central Asia
Latin America & Caribbean
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
North America
South Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa
All income groups
High income
Low income
Lower middle income
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171 of 171
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Country
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Value
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1
Zambia
63.4
2
Eswatini
60.5
3
South Africa
59.9
4
Angola
58.1
5
Congo, Rep.
55.1
6
Mozambique
54.4
7
Namibia
53
8
Zimbabwe
52.9
9
Cameroon
52.9
10
Comoros
52.4
11
Haiti
52.1
12
Lesotho
51.4
13
Ghana
51
14
Barbados
49
15
South Sudan
48.9
16
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
47.4
17
Botswana
45.5
18
Central African Republic
45.5
19
Cabo Verde
45.4
20
Madagascar
44.9
21
Congo, Dem. Rep.
44.8
22
Rwanda
44.3
23
Togo
44.1
24
Colombia
44
25
Brazil
43.7
26
Uganda
43.6
27
Cote d'Ivoire
43.4
28
Burkina Faso
43.4
29
Sao Tome and Principe
42.4
30
Tanzania
41.1
31
Palau
40.9
32
Gambia, The
40.1
33
Kenya
39.6
34
Burundi
39.5
35
Sudan
39.3
36
Senegal
39.3
37
Benin
39.3
38
Malawi
39.3
39
St. Lucia
39.2
40
Panama
38.9
41
Chad
38.2
42
Chile
37.7
43
Bahamas, The
37.6
44
Niger
37.4
45
India
37.4
46
Sri Lanka
36.6
47
Ethiopia
36.5
48
Liberia
36.4
49
Bangladesh
35.9
50
Sierra Leone
35.9
51
Cambodia
35.8
52
Costa Rica
35.6
53
Honduras
35.6
54
Guinea-Bissau
35.3
55
Nicaragua
35.3
56
Mauritania
35
57
Paraguay
34.6
58
Jamaica
33.7
59
Guatemala
32.8
60
Nepal
31.9
61
Guinea
31.6
62
West Bank and Gaza
31.4
63
Mauritius
31.4
64
Gabon
31.4
65
Peru
30.6
66
Ecuador
30.6
67
China
30.3
68
Afghanistan
29.2
69
Turkiye
28.9
70
Djibouti
28.7
71
Bhutan
28.6
72
Maldives
28.6
73
Mexico
28.4
74
Pakistan
28.2
75
Iran, Islamic Rep.
27.5
76
Papua New Guinea
27.2
77
Bolivia
26.9
78
Bosnia and Herzegovina
26.5
79
Singapore
25.9
80
Morocco
25.9
81
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
25.8
82
Iraq
25.5
83
Tuvalu
25.1
84
Uruguay
25.1
85
Malaysia
24.8
86
Jordan
24.1
87
Hong Kong SAR, China
24.1
88
Israel
24
89
United States
23.9
90
Samoa
23.7
91
Bulgaria
23.7
92
Oman
23.7
93
Indonesia
23.6
94
Lao PDR
23.6
95
Philippines
23.6
96
El Salvador
23.3
97
Yemen, Rep.
23.2
98
Mali
23
99
Dominican Republic
22.9
100
Tunisia
22.9
101
Argentina
22.6
102
Solomon Islands
22.5
103
Marshall Islands
22.5
104
Thailand
21.7
105
Georgia
21.4
106
Venezuela, RB
21.1
107
Viet Nam
21.1
108
Romania
20.9
109
Italy
20.8
110
Tonga
20.7
111
North Macedonia
20.5
112
Lithuania
20.4
113
Lebanon
20.2
114
Tajikistan
19.9
115
Montenegro
19.9
116
Poland
19.8
117
Albania
19.7
118
Mongolia
19.2
119
Spain
19.2
120
Vanuatu
19.1
121
Latvia
19
122
Egypt, Arab Rep.
18.7
123
Russian Federation
18.7
124
Nigeria
18.6
125
Fiji
18.5
126
Australia
18.5
127
Naoero
18.5
128
Portugal
18.4
129
New Zealand
18.1
130
France
17.9
131
Switzerland
17.7
132
Myanmar
17.6
133
Japan
17.1
134
Sweden
16.9
135
Greece
16.8
136
Algeria
16.8
137
United Kingdom
16.7
138
Seychelles
16.6
139
Luxembourg
16.4
140
Korea, Rep.
16.4
141
Timor-Leste
16.1
142
Canada
16
143
Estonia
15.7
144
Austria
15.6
145
Kiribati
15.5
146
Malta
15.5
147
Kyrgyz Republic
15.3
148
Armenia
15.1
149
Cyprus
14.8
150
Kazakhstan
14.7
151
Andorra
14.4
152
Germany
14.3
153
Norway
14.3
154
Ireland
14
155
Moldova
13.6
156
Croatia
13.5
157
Serbia
13.5
158
Ukraine
13.3
159
Finland
12.8
160
Belarus
12.7
161
Brunei Darussalam
12.1
162
Netherlands
11.4
163
Hungary
11.3
164
Belgium
11.3
165
Czechia
11.1
166
Denmark
11
167
Iceland
10.7
168
United Arab Emirates
10.4
169
Slovenia
10
170
Slovak Republic
10
171
Azerbaijan
5.7
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