Data for 1992

Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID), 1992

1992, as Frederick Solt’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID), 1992 covers 121 countries on 2 measures. South Africa is highest, at 61.5; Slovakia is lowest, at 18.8. The middle country reads 37.4. Against 1991, 89 values changed (63 up, 26 down), 10 countries joined.

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Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID) · Data for 1992

HighestSouth Africa

61.5

LowestSlovakia

18.8

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the lowest end. A higher value is the worse result.

121countries
2measures per country
1992the year it describes
104distinct values1 decimal, as published
Sep 29, 2026read from the publisher
Public domain or CC0licence

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID), 1992, as published. Frederick Solt ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID), 1992: every country, as published by Frederick Solt, University of Iowa.
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1	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	61.5	1.88
2	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	56.4	3.23
3	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	54.9	3.92
4	BrazilBRASouth America	54.8	0.52
5	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	53.5	2.79
=6	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	53.1	3.94
=6	PeruPERSouth America	53.1	2.22
8	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	52.3	4.40
9	PanamaPANCentral America	51.8	1.10
10	HondurasHNDCentral America	51.0	1.83
=11	ChileCHLSouth America	50.6	0.93
=11	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	50.6	2.21
13	ColombiaCOLSouth America	50.2	1.99
14	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	49.8	3.35
=15	MexicoMEXCentral America	49.0	1.35
=15	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	49.0	3.31
17	BoliviaBOLSouth America	48.7	1.72
18	KenyaKENEastern Africa	48.2	2.59
19	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	47.8	2.04
20	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	47.6	2.39
21	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	46.6	4.24
22	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	46.4	2.06
23	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	45.7	3.39
24	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	45.6	3.16
25	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	45.0	3.54
26	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	44.8	1.62
=27	GuyanaGUYSouth America	44.6	3.10
=27	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	44.6	3.59
29	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	44.1	2.89
=30	GuineaGINWestern Africa	43.8	2.67
=30	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	43.8	2.09
=30	ParaguayPRYSouth America	43.8	1.26
33	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	43.5	3.20
34	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	43.4	2.01
=35	IranIRNSouthern Asia	43.3	1.22
=35	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	43.3	3.10
37	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	43.1	2.27
38	ArgentinaARGSouth America	42.8	1.09
=39	SenegalSENWestern Africa	42.7	3.01
=39	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	42.7	2.56
=41	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	42.5	2.15
=41	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	42.5	2.93
=43	FijiFJIMelanesia	41.9	3.09
=43	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	41.9	1.57
45	Costa RicaCRICentral America	41.8	1.09
=46	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	41.7	2.72
=46	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	41.7	2.27
48	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	41.6	2.72
49	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	41.4	2.47
50	JordanJORWestern Asia	41.0	2.12
51	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	40.9	1.49
52	VenezuelaVENSouth America	40.6	1.35
53	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	40.4	2.31
54	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	39.9	2.30
55	UruguayURYSouth America	39.5	0.75
56	NigerNERWestern Africa	39.4	3.10
57	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	38.8	2.85
58	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	38.5	3.12
59	QatarQATWestern Asia	38.3	4.02
60	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	37.7	2.61
61	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	37.4	2.69
62	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	37.2	2.65
63	YemenYEMWestern Asia	36.9	2.97
64	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	36.8	2.75
65	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	36.5	3.61
66	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	35.9	1.99
67	TongaTONPolynesia	35.6	2.82
68	United StatesUSANorthern America	35.2	0.40
69	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	34.4	1.83
70	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	34.3	2.19
=71	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	34.2	1.11
=71	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	34.2	2.29
73	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	33.8	1.61
74	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	33.7	1.91
75	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	33.3	2.15
76	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	33.1	1.88
77	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	33.0	1.73
=78	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	32.7	2.24
=78	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	32.7	0.75
80	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	32.4	1.98
81	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	32.0	1.06
82	ItalyITASouthern Europe	31.8	1.11
83	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	31.6	0.92
=84	IsraelISRWestern Asia	31.4	0.93
=84	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	31.4	1.93
86	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	31.3	1.94
87	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	31.1	1.78
88	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	30.9	1.99
89	SpainESPSouthern Europe	30.7	0.64
90	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	30.5	1.50
91	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	30.2	1.60
92	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	30.1	1.27
93	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	29.9	2.47
94	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	29.3	1.65
95	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	29.1	1.44
96	FranceFRAWestern Europe	29.0	1.34
=97	CanadaCANNorthern America	28.8	0.51
=97	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	28.8	1.34
99	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	28.7	1.62
100	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	28.4	0.97
101	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	28.1	0.83
102	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	28.0	2.38
103	JapanJPNEastern Asia	27.7	1.15
104	PolandPOLEastern Europe	26.6	0.73
105	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	26.5	0.90
106	UkraineUKREastern Europe	26.4	1.26
107	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	26.3	1.63
=108	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	26.1	0.74
=108	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	26.1	1.01
110	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	24.9	0.92
111	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	23.8	1.01
=112	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	23.4	0.80
=112	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	23.4	0.67
114	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	23.1	1.05
115	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	23.0	0.81
116	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	22.9	0.56
117	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	22.6	0.91
118	BelarusBLREastern Europe	22.0	1.48
119	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	21.4	0.60
120	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	21.2	0.62
121	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	18.8	0.48

02In 1992

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.

Highest

1South Africa61.5
2Botswana56.4
3Eswatini54.9
4Brazil54.8
5Zambia53.5

Lowest

121Slovakia18.8
120Czechia21.2
119Finland21.4
118Belarus22.0
117Romania22.6

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 37.4. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Standard error of the estimate (Gini points)
HighestCentral African Republic4.40
LowestUnited States0.40
Middle country: 1.93

031991 → 1992

Since 1991

What changed between 1991 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+10 / −0countries joined / left
89values changed, of 111 in both
63 · 26rose · fell
22unchanged

Rose most

Paraguay40.5 → 43.8+3.3
Russia25.3 → 28.4+3.1
Ukraine24.7 → 26.4+1.7
Armenia32.4 → 33.7+1.3
Estonia28.9 → 30.2+1.3

Fell most

Czechia22.3 → 21.2−1.1
Brazil55.8 → 54.8−1.0
Luxembourg25.4 → 24.9−0.5
Uruguay40.0 → 39.5−0.5
Canada29.1 → 28.8−0.3

+ Burundi

+ Bolivia

+ Central African Republic

+ Gambia

+ Guyana

+ Iceland

+ Laos

+ Niger

+ Vietnam

+ Yemen

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

The site’s method

One year of the 2026 release
Every year in this series comes from Frederick Solt’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 1992.
104 distinct values among 121
Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 3 countries share 43.8. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
The position is ours
Frederick Solt publishes values only. The order here sorts the published values, and the page says so wherever it prints one.
Which end is better
A higher value is the worse result.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 121 countries has every column.

05The files

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Cite this edition

Frederick Solt, University of Iowa (1992). Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID), 1992 [data set], describing 1992. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/gini-disposable-income/1992

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Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID), 1991
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124 countries
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