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Countries with the highest
Gini index

In 2023, Colombia leads Gini index with 54.60. Brazil follows at 51.50, and the gap between the top two positions is 3.10. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

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Ranking leaders

0.013.727.341.054.6ColombiaColombia: 54.6054.6BrazilBrazil: 51.5051.5PanamaPanama: 48.9048.9HondurasHonduras: 46.8046.8Costa RicaCosta Rica: 46.7046.7GuatemalaGuatemala: 45.2045.2EcuadorEcuador: 44.6044.6ParaguayParaguay: 44.2044.2TurkiyeTurkiye: 43.7043.7ArgentinaArgentina: 42.4042.4BoliviaBolivia: 42.1042.1United StatesUnited States: 41.8041.8

Full table

#CountryValue
1 Colombia 54.60
2 Brazil 51.50
3 Panama 48.90
4 Honduras 46.80
5 Costa Rica 46.70
6 Guatemala 45.20
7 Ecuador 44.60
8 Paraguay 44.20
9 Turkiye 43.70
10 Argentina 42.40
11 Bolivia 42.10
12 United States 41.80
13 Uruguay 40.90
14 Peru 40.70
15 El Salvador 39.80
16 Bulgaria 39.50
17 Rwanda 39.40
18 Philippines 39.30
19 Dominican Republic 38.40
20 Tajikistan 38.00
21 West Bank and Gaza 36.40
22 Indonesia 36.10
23 Lithuania 36.00
24 Iran, Islamic Rep. 35.90
25 Georgia 34.80
26 Uzbekistan 34.50
27 Italy 34.30
28 Latvia 34.00
29 Portugal 33.90
30 Luxembourg 33.60
31 Thailand 33.50
32 Greece 33.40
33 Spain 33.40
34 Russian Federation 33.00
35 Serbia 32.80
36 Cyprus 31.80
37 France 31.80
38 Malta 31.80
39 Austria 31.20
40 Estonia 30.70
41 Croatia 30.10
42 Denmark 29.90
43 Iraq 29.80
44 Romania 29.80
45 Sweden 29.30
46 Ireland 29.00
47 Poland 28.50
48 Finland 27.40
49 Armenia 27.20
50 Kyrgyz Republic 27.20

Analytical takeaways

  • Colombia leads the global ranking for Gini index in 2023, with a lead of 3.10 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 41.80.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.