Data for 2009

Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID), 2009

2009, as Frederick Solt’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID), 2009 covers 182 countries on 2 measures. Namibia is highest, at 64.9; Slovenia is lowest, at 24.1. The middle country reads 38.9. Against 2008, 147 values changed (50 up, 97 down), 1 country joined, 3 left.

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Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID) · Data for 2009

HighestNamibia

64.9

LowestSlovenia

24.1

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

182countries
2measures per country
2009the year it describes
136distinct 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), 2009, 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), 2009: every country, as published by Frederick Solt, University of Iowa.
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1	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	64.9	2.65
2	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	63.7	1.71
3	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	59.3	3.94
4	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	57.6	3.15
5	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	55.1	2.61
6	HaitiHTICaribbean	54.1	3.53
7	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	52.9	2.11
8	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	52.1	3.57
9	ColombiaCOLSouth America	51.3	0.45
10	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	50.5	1.85
11	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	50.2	2.23
=12	BelizeBLZCentral America	50.1	3.37
=12	HondurasHNDCentral America	50.1	1.17
14	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	49.9	4.30
15	ParaguayPRYSouth America	49.7	1.32
16	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	49.4	2.12
=17	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	49.3	2.83
=17	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	49.3	2.63
19	PeruPERSouth America	48.6	0.85
20	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	48.1	4.25
=21	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	48.0	3.37
=21	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	48.0	1.23
=23	PanamaPANCentral America	47.9	0.87
=23	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	47.9	3.14
25	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	47.8	2.20
=26	ChileCHLSouth America	47.4	1.19
=26	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	47.4	1.70
=26	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	47.4	3.09
=29	BrazilBRASouth America	47.2	0.39
=29	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	47.2	3.34
=31	BoliviaBOLSouth America	47.1	1.12
=31	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	47.1	3.98
33	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	47.0	1.07
34	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	46.9	3.87
=35	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	46.5	3.48
=35	MexicoMEXCentral America	46.5	1.01
37	SurinameSURSouth America	46.4	4.53
38	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	46.3	1.87
39	DominicaDMACaribbean	46.2	4.05
40	Costa RicaCRICentral America	46.0	1.01
=41	EcuadorECUSouth America	45.8	1.10
=41	PalauPLWMicronesia	45.8	3.73
43	BeninBENWestern Africa	45.3	2.00
44	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	45.2	4.84
45	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	45.1	2.24
=46	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	44.7	2.72
=46	KenyaKENEastern Africa	44.7	2.49
48	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	44.6	2.26
=49	BahamasBHSCaribbean	44.5	3.88
=49	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	44.5	3.17
51	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	44.4	1.90
52	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	44.0	2.37
53	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	43.9	3.03
54	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	43.8	1.96
55	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	43.5	1.54
56	NicaraguaNICCentral America	43.4	1.54
57	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	43.3	2.61
=58	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	43.2	1.27
=58	TogoTGOWestern Africa	43.2	2.64
60	Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	43.1	4.99
=61	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	43.0	2.29
=61	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	43.0	2.46
=61	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	43.0	3.97
=64	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	42.9	2.53
=64	MicronesiaFSMMicronesia	42.9	4.03
66	SamoaWSMPolynesia	42.7	3.15
67	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	42.6	2.39
68	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	42.4	3.03
=69	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	42.3	1.09
=69	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	42.3	1.23
71	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	41.9	1.93
=72	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	41.8	2.89
=72	UruguayURYSouth America	41.8	0.62
74	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	41.5	1.36
75	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	41.2	2.16
76	ArgentinaARGSouth America	41.0	1.07
=77	GabonGABMiddle Africa	40.9	3.45
=77	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	40.9	2.66
=77	SenegalSENWestern Africa	40.9	2.57
80	TuvaluTUVPolynesia	40.6	3.96
81	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	40.5	1.93
82	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	40.3	2.87
83	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	40.2	2.46
84	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	39.9	2.46
85	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	39.6	3.12
=86	NauruNRUMicronesia	39.5	4.30
=86	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	39.5	2.09
88	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	39.2	1.25
89	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	39.1	2.59
90	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	39.0	1.40
=91	FijiFJIMelanesia	38.9	2.43
=91	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	38.9	1.56
93	IranIRNSouthern Asia	38.8	1.51
94	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	38.6	2.70
=95	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	38.5	2.94
=95	GuineaGINWestern Africa	38.5	2.22
97	NigerNERWestern Africa	38.3	2.18
=98	AnguillaAIACaribbean	38.2	4.07
=98	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	38.2	2.69
=98	QatarQATWestern Asia	38.2	3.29
=101	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	38.1	2.16
=101	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	38.1	1.09
=103	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	37.9	2.36
=103	VenezuelaVENSouth America	37.9	1.27
=105	MaliMLIWestern Africa	37.8	1.61
=105	United StatesUSANorthern America	37.8	0.47
107	IsraelISRWestern Asia	37.7	0.96
108	JordanJORWestern Asia	37.2	1.10
109	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	37.1	2.81
=110	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	37.0	2.18
=110	YemenYEMWestern Asia	37.0	3.15
112	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	36.8	2.65
113	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	36.6	2.64
114	IraqIRQWestern Asia	36.5	1.50
115	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	36.4	2.86
=116	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	36.2	2.32
=116	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	36.2	1.20
=116	OmanOMNWestern Asia	36.2	2.79
119	TongaTONPolynesia	36.1	2.77
120	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	36.0	3.61
121	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	35.6	1.09
122	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	35.3	1.09
123	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	35.2	0.98
124	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	35.1	1.53
125	GreenlandGRLNorthern America	34.7	1.76
126	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	34.3	1.93
127	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	34.2	1.14
=128	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	34.1	3.34
=128	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	34.1	2.28
=128	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	34.1	3.38
=128	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	34.1	1.82
132	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	33.9	0.98
133	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	33.8	2.99
=134	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	33.1	1.07
=134	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	33.1	1.17
=134	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	33.1	1.09
=134	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	33.1	0.81
=134	SpainESPSouthern Europe	33.1	0.76
=134	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	33.1	2.84
140	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	32.7	2.06
=141	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	32.6	0.99
=141	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	32.6	0.71
=141	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	32.6	2.46
144	ItalyITASouthern Europe	32.2	0.86
145	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	32.0	1.00
=146	CanadaCANNorthern America	31.9	0.73
=146	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	31.9	3.29
148	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	31.8	0.69
149	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	31.5	2.45
=150	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	31.4	0.86
=150	KosovoXKXSouthern Europe	31.4	2.20
152	PolandPOLEastern Europe	31.0	0.46
153	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	30.9	0.87
154	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	30.8	0.96
155	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	30.7	0.79
=156	JapanJPNEastern Asia	30.6	0.82
=156	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	30.6	1.62
158	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	30.4	1.03
159	FranceFRAWestern Europe	30.1	0.46
160	AndorraANDSouthern Europe	30.0	3.64
161	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	29.8	0.82
162	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	29.4	1.83
163	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	28.5	0.69
164	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	28.4	0.76
165	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	28.0	1.12
166	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	27.8	1.06
167	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	27.7	1.19
168	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	27.5	0.98
169	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	27.1	1.92
170	UkraineUKREastern Europe	26.9	1.17
=171	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	26.8	0.96
=171	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	26.8	0.57
173	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	26.6	0.71
174	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	26.2	0.70
175	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	25.5	0.78
=176	BelarusBLREastern Europe	25.3	1.05
=176	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	25.3	0.74
178	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	25.1	0.68
179	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	24.7	0.70
180	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	24.5	0.61
181	San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe	24.2	1.96
182	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	24.1	0.71

02In 2009

At either end

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

Highest

1Namibia64.9
2South Africa63.7
3Eswatini59.3
4Botswana57.6
5Zambia55.1

Lowest

182Slovenia24.1
181San Marino24.2
180Norway24.5
179Denmark24.7
178Finland25.1

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 38.9. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Standard error of the estimate (Gini points)
HighestSaint Kitts and Nevis4.99
LowestBrazil0.39
Middle country: 1.96

032008 → 2009

Since 2008

What changed between 2008 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+1 / −3countries joined / left
147values changed, of 181 in both
50 · 97rose · fell
34unchanged

Rose most

Indonesia42.8 → 43.5+0.7
Slovenia23.4 → 24.1+0.7
Georgia41.6 → 42.3+0.7
Croatia27.4 → 28.0+0.6
Sweden26.2 → 26.8+0.6

Fell most

Bolivia48.6 → 47.1−1.5
Colombia52.5 → 51.3−1.2
Honduras51.2 → 50.1−1.1
Ecuador46.8 → 45.8−1.0
Iceland28.4 → 27.5−0.9

+ South Sudan

− Azerbaijan

− Libya

− Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

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 2009.
136 distinct values among 182
Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 6 countries share 33.1. 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 182 countries has every column.

05The files

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Frederick Solt, University of Iowa (2009). Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID), 2009 [data set], describing 2009. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/gini-disposable-income/2009

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