Data for 1995

Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID), 1995

1995, as Frederick Solt’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID), 1995 covers 136 countries on 2 measures. Namibia is highest, at 65.8; Denmark is lowest, at 22.0. The middle country reads 38.7. Against 1994, 104 values changed (71 up, 33 down), 6 countries joined.

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Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID) · Data for 1995

HighestNamibia

65.8

LowestDenmark

22.0

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

136countries
2measures per country
1995the year it describes
113distinct 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), 1995, 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), 1995: every country, as published by Frederick Solt, University of Iowa.
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1	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	65.8	3.16
2	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	61.5	1.80
3	BrazilBRASouth America	56.7	0.40
4	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	56.6	3.13
5	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	56.4	3.87
=6	ParaguayPRYSouth America	53.4	0.74
=6	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	53.4	2.54
8	BelizeBLZCentral America	53.1	2.68
9	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	52.7	4.02
10	PeruPERSouth America	52.6	1.66
11	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	52.2	4.29
12	PanamaPANCentral America	51.7	0.67
13	HondurasHNDCentral America	51.5	1.77
=14	ColombiaCOLSouth America	51.2	1.84
=14	NicaraguaNICCentral America	51.2	2.00
16	BoliviaBOLSouth America	50.9	1.64
=17	ChileCHLSouth America	50.7	1.12
=17	EcuadorECUSouth America	50.7	2.44
=19	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	50.5	2.08
=19	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	50.5	5.49
21	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	49.8	3.06
22	MexicoMEXCentral America	49.6	1.32
23	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	49.4	3.21
24	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	48.4	3.40
25	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	48.3	2.07
26	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	47.7	1.96
27	KenyaKENEastern Africa	47.5	2.32
28	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	47.3	2.68
=29	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	47.0	2.92
=29	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	47.0	4.05
31	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	46.4	1.55
32	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	46.2	3.47
33	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	45.7	3.13
34	GuyanaGUYSouth America	45.2	3.15
35	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	44.9	3.45
36	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	44.4	1.61
37	ArgentinaARGSouth America	44.3	1.16
38	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	44.1	2.21
39	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	44.0	2.68
40	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	43.9	3.48
41	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	43.8	1.88
42	GuineaGINWestern Africa	43.7	2.43
43	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	43.4	2.93
44	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	43.2	2.01
=45	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	42.9	3.05
=45	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	42.9	2.13
47	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	42.8	2.36
48	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	42.7	3.22
=49	IranIRNSouthern Asia	42.6	1.21
=49	MaliMLIWestern Africa	42.6	2.84
=51	Costa RicaCRICentral America	42.4	1.11
=51	VenezuelaVENSouth America	42.4	1.36
=53	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	42.2	1.54
=53	SenegalSENWestern Africa	42.2	2.72
55	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	42.1	2.56
56	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	42.0	2.19
57	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	41.8	1.44
58	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	41.5	2.68
59	FijiFJIMelanesia	41.4	3.08
60	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	41.2	2.32
61	TuvaluTUVPolynesia	41.1	4.01
=62	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	40.5	2.35
=62	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	40.5	2.29
64	JordanJORWestern Asia	40.1	2.13
65	NigerNERWestern Africa	39.7	2.97
66	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	39.2	2.55
67	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	39.1	2.93
68	UruguayURYSouth America	38.9	0.71
69	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	38.5	3.51
70	QatarQATWestern Asia	38.3	3.98
71	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	38.1	2.41
72	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	37.8	1.81
73	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	37.5	2.31
74	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	37.4	2.70
75	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	37.0	2.32
76	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	36.9	0.95
77	United StatesUSANorthern America	36.7	0.65
78	YemenYEMWestern Asia	36.6	2.73
79	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	36.4	2.50
80	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	36.3	3.55
81	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	36.2	1.05
=82	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	36.0	1.97
=82	TongaTONPolynesia	36.0	2.82
=82	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	36.0	1.90
85	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	35.9	1.70
86	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	34.9	2.29
87	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	34.7	2.27
88	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	34.5	1.35
89	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	34.3	1.02
90	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	34.1	1.92
91	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	34.0	2.53
92	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	33.7	0.60
=93	ItalyITASouthern Europe	33.5	1.07
=93	SpainESPSouthern Europe	33.5	1.10
=95	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	33.1	1.40
=95	IsraelISRWestern Asia	33.1	1.26
97	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	33.0	1.99
=98	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	32.8	1.20
=98	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	32.8	2.07
100	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	32.7	0.85
101	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	32.3	1.58
=102	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	32.2	1.82
=102	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	32.2	1.94
=102	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	32.2	1.05
105	UkraineUKREastern Europe	31.9	1.33
106	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	31.7	1.84
107	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	31.6	1.45
=108	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	30.9	0.80
=108	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	30.9	1.56
=110	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	30.8	1.66
=110	PolandPOLEastern Europe	30.8	0.59
112	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	30.0	1.86
=113	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	29.6	2.66
=113	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	29.6	1.86
115	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	29.1	0.56
=116	CanadaCANNorthern America	28.9	0.44
=116	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	28.9	1.41
118	FranceFRAWestern Europe	28.7	1.10
=119	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	28.3	0.86
=119	JapanJPNEastern Asia	28.3	1.02
=121	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	28.1	2.22
=121	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	28.1	0.78
123	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	27.4	0.59
124	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	26.5	1.04
125	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	25.6	0.73
126	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	25.3	0.82
127	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	25.2	1.12
128	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	24.2	0.76
129	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	24.0	0.93
130	BelarusBLREastern Europe	23.9	1.05
131	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	23.7	0.92
132	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	23.3	1.06
133	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	22.8	0.53
134	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	22.2	1.16
135	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	22.1	0.61
136	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	22.0	0.36

02In 1995

At either end

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

Highest

1Namibia65.8
2South Africa61.5
3Brazil56.7
4Botswana56.6
5Eswatini56.4

Lowest

136Denmark22.0
135Finland22.1
134Slovakia22.2
133Sweden22.8
132Slovenia23.3

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 38.7. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Standard error of the estimate (Gini points)
HighestSaint Vincent and the Grenadines5.49
LowestDenmark0.36
Middle country: 1.91

031994 → 1995

Since 1994

What changed between 1994 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+6 / −0countries joined / left
104values changed, of 130 in both
71 · 33rose · fell
26unchanged

Rose most

Paraguay50.2 → 53.4+3.2
Ukraine30.1 → 31.9+1.8
Romania25.8 → 27.4+1.6
Poland29.3 → 30.8+1.5
Russia35.4 → 36.9+1.5

Fell most

Austria30.5 → 28.3−2.2
Sweden23.6 → 22.8−0.8
Portugal32.0 → 31.7−0.3
Switzerland29.9 → 29.6−0.3
Jordan40.4 → 40.1−0.3

+ Ethiopia

+ Lebanon

+ Saint Lucia

+ Mongolia

+ Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

+ Zimbabwe

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

Read before you use

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 1995.
113 distinct values among 136
Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 3 countries share 36.0. 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 136 countries has every column.

05The files

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Cite this edition

Frederick Solt, University of Iowa (1995). Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID), 1995 [data set], describing 1995. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/gini-disposable-income/1995

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