Data for 2012

Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID), 2012

2012, as Frederick Solt’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID), 2012 covers 176 countries on 2 measures. Namibia is highest, at 64.6; San Marino is lowest, at 23.8. The middle country reads 38.3. Against 2011, 153 values changed (53 up, 100 down), 2 left.

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Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID) · Data for 2012

HighestNamibia

64.6

LowestSan Marino

23.8

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

176countries
2measures per country
2012the year it describes
143distinct 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), 2012, 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), 2012: every country, as published by Frederick Solt, University of Iowa.
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1	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	64.6	2.99
2	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	63.0	1.71
3	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	59.7	4.25
4	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	57.6	3.48
5	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	55.2	2.91
6	HaitiHTICaribbean	54.3	3.31
7	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	53.0	2.14
8	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	51.7	3.78
9	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	50.7	1.78
10	BelizeBLZCentral America	49.8	3.62
11	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	49.5	3.26
12	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	49.4	2.36
13	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	49.3	4.47
14	ColombiaCOLSouth America	49.2	0.43
15	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	48.9	2.90
=16	HondurasHNDCentral America	48.7	1.17
=16	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	48.7	2.81
18	ParaguayPRYSouth America	48.6	1.15
19	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	48.1	4.18
20	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	48.0	1.09
21	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	47.9	2.26
22	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	47.4	3.47
=23	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	47.3	2.22
=23	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	47.3	3.03
25	PanamaPANCentral America	47.1	0.95
26	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	46.8	4.00
27	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	46.7	3.77
=28	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	46.5	3.30
=28	PeruPERSouth America	46.5	0.79
30	ChileCHLSouth America	46.4	1.09
=31	Costa RicaCRICentral America	46.3	0.92
=31	PalauPLWMicronesia	46.3	3.59
33	SurinameSURSouth America	46.1	4.46
34	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	45.9	1.71
35	MexicoMEXCentral America	45.8	1.12
36	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	45.7	1.56
37	BrazilBRASouth America	45.3	0.38
=38	BeninBENWestern Africa	45.1	2.08
=38	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	45.1	1.05
40	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	45.0	2.87
=41	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	44.8	4.88
=41	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	44.8	2.34
43	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	44.7	2.18
44	BahamasBHSCaribbean	44.6	4.06
45	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	44.5	2.55
46	BoliviaBOLSouth America	44.4	1.09
47	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	44.0	3.03
=48	KenyaKENEastern Africa	43.9	2.60
=48	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	43.9	1.93
50	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	43.8	3.25
=51	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	43.6	2.61
=51	TogoTGOWestern Africa	43.6	2.58
=53	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	43.5	2.02
=53	NicaraguaNICCentral America	43.5	1.94
55	EcuadorECUSouth America	43.4	1.08
=56	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	42.9	2.96
=56	MicronesiaFSMMicronesia	42.9	4.13
58	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	42.7	2.65
59	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	42.6	4.04
=60	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	42.5	2.71
=60	SamoaWSMPolynesia	42.5	3.42
62	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	42.1	1.10
63	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	41.9	2.34
64	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	41.7	2.90
65	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	41.5	2.47
66	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	41.2	1.21
67	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	41.1	2.01
=68	GabonGABMiddle Africa	40.8	3.67
=68	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	40.8	2.78
70	SenegalSENWestern Africa	40.6	2.65
71	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	40.3	2.50
=72	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	40.2	2.27
=72	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	40.2	1.38
74	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	40.1	1.06
75	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	39.8	1.99
76	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	39.6	1.71
77	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	39.5	2.99
78	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	39.3	2.45
79	ArgentinaARGSouth America	39.0	1.06
=80	NauruNRUMicronesia	38.9	4.28
=80	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	38.9	3.12
82	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	38.8	2.68
=83	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	38.7	1.37
=83	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	38.7	1.16
=85	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	38.6	3.07
=85	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	38.6	2.24
=87	FijiFJIMelanesia	38.3	2.71
=87	United StatesUSANorthern America	38.3	0.45
89	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	38.2	2.35
90	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	38.1	2.87
91	QatarQATWestern Asia	37.9	3.22
92	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	37.5	2.86
93	IraqIRQWestern Asia	37.4	1.09
=94	GuineaGINWestern Africa	37.3	2.26
=94	NigerNERWestern Africa	37.3	2.20
96	YemenYEMWestern Asia	37.2	3.41
97	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	37.0	2.11
=98	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	36.9	2.84
=98	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	36.9	2.33
=98	VenezuelaVENSouth America	36.9	1.31
=101	IsraelISRWestern Asia	36.8	0.81
=101	MaliMLIWestern Africa	36.8	1.56
103	JordanJORWestern Asia	36.6	1.19
=104	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	36.5	2.42
=104	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	36.5	1.07
106	UruguayURYSouth America	36.4	0.43
107	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	36.3	2.88
108	IranIRNSouthern Asia	36.2	1.35
109	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	36.0	2.80
110	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	35.9	3.04
111	OmanOMNWestern Asia	35.8	3.10
112	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	35.6	1.14
113	TongaTONPolynesia	35.5	2.98
114	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	35.4	3.67
115	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	35.1	1.05
116	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	35.0	1.12
117	GreenlandGRLNorthern America	34.9	1.77
118	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	34.7	1.22
119	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	34.3	3.15
=120	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	34.2	0.96
=120	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	34.2	2.02
=122	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	34.0	2.45
=122	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	34.0	1.20
=122	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	34.0	1.94
=125	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	33.8	3.38
=125	SpainESPSouthern Europe	33.8	0.73
127	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	33.7	1.64
=128	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	33.2	3.45
=128	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	33.2	1.22
=130	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	33.1	1.09
=130	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	33.1	0.85
=132	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	33.0	0.97
=132	ItalyITASouthern Europe	33.0	0.84
134	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	32.9	2.18
135	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	32.7	3.08
136	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	32.6	0.86
137	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	32.5	0.64
138	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	32.3	0.97
139	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	32.2	2.58
140	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	31.9	1.55
141	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	31.8	2.49
=142	CanadaCANNorthern America	31.7	0.63
=142	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	31.7	0.70
144	KosovoXKXSouthern Europe	31.5	2.06
145	PolandPOLEastern Europe	31.4	0.51
146	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	31.1	0.66
147	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	31.0	3.20
=148	FranceFRAWestern Europe	30.9	0.54
=148	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	30.9	0.86
=150	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	30.5	0.87
=150	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	30.5	0.86
152	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	30.2	1.69
153	JapanJPNEastern Asia	30.1	0.94
154	AndorraANDSouthern Europe	30.0	3.84
155	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	29.8	0.84
156	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	29.2	0.85
157	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	29.0	1.14
158	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	28.9	0.68
159	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	28.1	1.11
160	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	27.9	0.80
161	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	27.5	1.01
162	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	27.4	0.62
163	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	27.2	1.70
164	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	27.1	1.17
165	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	26.6	0.76
166	UkraineUKREastern Europe	26.4	1.33
167	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	26.0	0.74
168	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	25.9	0.93
=169	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	25.7	0.63
=169	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	25.7	0.77
171	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	25.5	0.81
172	BelarusBLREastern Europe	25.4	1.08
173	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	25.3	0.65
174	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	24.9	0.77
175	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	24.8	0.70
176	San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe	23.8	1.94

02In 2012

At either end

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

Highest

1Namibia64.6
2South Africa63.0
3Eswatini59.7
4Botswana57.6
5Zambia55.2

Lowest

176San Marino23.8
175Norway24.8
174Slovakia24.9
173Finland25.3
172Belarus25.4

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 38.3. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Standard error of the estimate (Gini points)
HighestEquatorial Guinea4.88
LowestBrazil0.38
Middle country: 2.00

032011 → 2012

Since 2011

What changed between 2011 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −2countries joined / left
153values changed, of 176 in both
53 · 100rose · fell
23unchanged

Rose most

Lithuania33.4 → 34.2+0.8
Slovenia24.9 → 25.7+0.8
Bulgaria34.0 → 34.7+0.7
Armenia35.0 → 35.6+0.6
Indonesia45.1 → 45.7+0.6

Fell most

Uruguay38.4 → 36.4−2.0
Brazil46.2 → 45.3−0.9
South Korea32.6 → 31.7−0.9
China43.0 → 42.1−0.9
India48.9 → 48.0−0.9

− Republic of the Congo

− Algeria

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 2012.
143 distinct values among 176
Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 3 countries share 36.9. 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 176 countries has every column.

05The files

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Frederick Solt, University of Iowa (2012). Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID), 2012 [data set], describing 2012. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/gini-disposable-income/2012

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