Global Rankings: Gini Index (2024)

Rank Country Value
1 Panama 49.70
2 Costa Rica 45.80
3 Honduras 45.70
4 Ecuador 45.20
5 Paraguay 44.20
6 Argentina 42.40
7 Peru 40.10
8 Uruguay 40
9 Dominican Republic 39
10 Tajikistan 36.10
11 Indonesia 34.90
12 Uzbekistan 34.60
13 Georgia 33.90

About This Indicator

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.

Data source: World Bank Development Indicators