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Countries with the highest
Gini index

In 2022, Colombia leads Gini index with 54.80. South Africa follows at 54.10, and the gap between the top two positions is 0.70. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

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Ranking leaders

0.013.727.441.154.8ColombiaColombia: 54.8054.8South AfricaSouth Africa: 54.1054.1BrazilBrazil: 51.9051.9ZambiaZambia: 51.5051.5MozambiqueMozambique: 49.6049.6Costa RicaCosta Rica: 47.2047.2EcuadorEcuador: 45.5045.5ParaguayParaguay: 44.6044.6TurkiyeTurkiye: 44.5044.5MexicoMexico: 43.5043.5ChileChile: 43.2043.2United StatesUnited States: 41.7041.7

Full table

#CountryValue
1 Colombia 54.80
2 South Africa 54.10
3 Brazil 51.90
4 Zambia 51.50
5 Mozambique 49.60
6 Costa Rica 47.20
7 Ecuador 45.50
8 Paraguay 44.60
9 Turkiye 44.50
10 Mexico 43.50
11 Chile 43.20
12 United States 41.70
13 Bolivia 41.20
14 Argentina 40.70
15 Uruguay 40.60
16 Peru 40.30
17 Tajikistan 39.50
18 Suriname 39.20
19 El Salvador 38.80
20 Equatorial Guinea 38.50
21 Kenya 38.50
22 Israel 38.30
23 Kosovo 38.30
24 Bulgaria 38.20
25 Chad 37.40
26 Dominican Republic 37.00
27 Lithuania 36.60
28 Portugal 36.30
29 Viet Nam 36.10
30 China 36.00
31 Indonesia 35.50
32 Lebanon 35.50
33 Iran, Islamic Rep. 34.80
34 Malta 34.60
35 Thailand 34.30
36 Luxembourg 34.10
37 Nigeria 33.90
38 Russian Federation 33.90
39 Switzerland 33.80
40 Germany 33.70
41 Italy 33.70
42 Latvia 33.70
43 Spain 33.60
44 Georgia 33.50
45 Greece 33.40
46 Serbia 32.80
47 Estonia 32.30
48 Romania 32.30
49 Sweden 31.60
50 Canada 31.50

Analytical takeaways

  • Colombia leads the global ranking for Gini index in 2022, with a lead of 0.70 over the next country.
  • The visible slice on this page covers 12 countries, and the lower edge of that slice currently sits with United States at 41.70.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.