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Countries with the highest
Gini index

In 2021, Colombia leads Gini index with 55.10. Brazil follows at 52.90, and the gap between the top two positions is 2.20. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

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Ranking leaders

0.013.827.641.355.1ColombiaColombia: 55.1055.1BrazilBrazil: 52.9052.9PanamaPanama: 50.9050.9KosovoKosovo: 49.4049.4Costa RicaCosta Rica: 48.7048.7EcuadorEcuador: 45.8045.8TurkiyeTurkiye: 44.4044.4Central African RepublicCentral African Republic: 43.0043.0ParaguayParaguay: 42.9042.9ArgentinaArgentina: 42.4042.4CameroonCameroon: 42.2042.2BoliviaBolivia: 40.9040.9

Full table

#CountryValue
1 Colombia 55.10
2 Brazil 52.90
3 Panama 50.90
4 Kosovo 49.40
5 Costa Rica 48.70
6 Ecuador 45.80
7 Turkiye 44.40
8 Central African Republic 43.00
9 Paraguay 42.90
10 Argentina 42.40
11 Cameroon 42.20
12 Bolivia 40.90
13 Uruguay 40.80
14 Malaysia 40.70
15 Philippines 40.70
16 Peru 40.10
17 Jamaica 39.90
18 United States 39.70
19 Bulgaria 39.00
20 El Salvador 39.00
21 Kenya 38.70
22 Dominican Republic 38.50
23 Israel 37.90
24 Togo 37.90
25 Burkina Faso 37.40
26 Madagascar 36.80
27 Lithuania 36.70
28 Senegal 36.20
29 China 35.70
30 Mali 35.70
31 Indonesia 35.50
32 Iran, Islamic Rep. 35.50
33 Cote d'Ivoire 35.30
34 Russian Federation 35.10
35 Thailand 34.90
36 Italy 34.80
37 Portugal 34.60
38 Benin 34.40
39 Latvia 34.30
40 Montenegro 34.30
41 Georgia 34.20
42 Romania 33.90
43 Spain 33.90
44 Switzerland 33.80
45 Tunisia 33.70
46 Germany 33.60
47 Guinea-Bissau 33.40
48 Serbia 33.10
49 Greece 32.90
50 Korea, Rep. 32.90

Analytical takeaways

  • Colombia leads the global ranking for Gini index in 2021, with a lead of 2.20 over the next country.
  • The visible slice on this page covers 12 countries, and the lower edge of that slice currently sits with Bolivia at 40.90.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.