Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID), 1980

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Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID), 1980: every country, as published by Frederick Solt, University of Iowa.

Positionderived	Country	Gini index of disposable household income (0–100), SWIID estimate	Standard error of the estimate (Gini points)
1	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	59.9	3.58
2	PeruPERSouth America	54.4	2.74
3	BrazilBRASouth America	53.3	1.05
4	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	52.2	3.86
5	KenyaKENEastern Africa	49.5	3.52
6	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	48.7	3.87
7	ChileCHLSouth America	48.2	2.23
8	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	47.9	3.47
9	MexicoMEXCentral America	47.7	2.03
10	ColombiaCOLSouth America	47.3	2.50
11	IranIRNSouthern Asia	46.4	1.77
12	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	46.2	2.21
13	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	45.1	3.25
14	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	44.6	4.63
15	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	44.2	3.14
16	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	44.0	4.00
17	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	43.1	2.25
18	PanamaPANCentral America	42.6	2.21
19	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	42.4	3.33
20	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	42.1	2.84
21	FijiFJIMelanesia	42.0	3.10
22	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	41.9	1.74
23	VenezuelaVENSouth America	40.4	1.73
24	Costa RicaCRICentral America	40.1	2.10
25	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	39.8	2.44

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 37.3. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

• Standard error of the estimate (Gini points)

  HighestSudan4.63

  LowestUnited States0.29

  Middle country: 2.05

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