Data for 2015

Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID), 2015

2015, as Frederick Solt’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID), 2015 covers 164 countries on 2 measures. Namibia is highest, at 64.3; San Marino is lowest, at 23.8. The middle country reads 37.2. Against 2014, 128 values changed (43 up, 85 down), 6 left.

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Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID) · Data for 2015

HighestNamibia

64.3

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.

164countries
2measures per country
2015the year it describes
121distinct 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), 2015, 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), 2015: every country, as published by Frederick Solt, University of Iowa.
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1	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	64.3	3.25
2	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	62.4	1.89
3	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	60.0	4.51
4	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	57.5	3.80
5	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	55.3	3.16
6	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	53.2	1.81
7	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	51.2	4.00
8	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	51.0	1.80
9	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	49.7	3.61
10	BelizeBLZCentral America	49.5	3.84
11	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	48.7	4.64
12	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	48.6	2.59
13	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	48.4	3.07
14	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	48.2	2.29
15	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	48.1	2.59
16	ParaguayPRYSouth America	48.0	1.20
=17	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	47.9	1.37
=17	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	47.9	4.17
19	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	47.5	3.52
=20	ColombiaCOLSouth America	47.4	0.41
=20	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	47.4	3.19
22	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	46.8	3.99
23	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	46.7	4.11
24	HondurasHNDCentral America	46.6	1.15
=25	Costa RicaCRICentral America	46.3	0.96
=25	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	46.3	1.61
27	PanamaPANCentral America	46.0	0.99
=28	SurinameSURSouth America	45.8	4.34
=28	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	45.8	2.72
30	ChileCHLSouth America	45.5	0.64
31	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	45.2	2.54
=32	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	45.1	3.00
=32	PeruPERSouth America	45.1	0.75
=34	BeninBENWestern Africa	44.9	2.21
=34	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	44.9	3.21
36	BrazilBRASouth America	44.8	0.38
37	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	44.5	2.60
38	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	44.4	4.86
39	MexicoMEXCentral America	44.3	1.09
40	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	44.2	3.38
41	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	43.9	1.79
=42	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	43.8	2.92
=42	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	43.8	2.25
44	TogoTGOWestern Africa	43.5	2.59
45	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	43.1	2.03
=46	BoliviaBOLSouth America	43.0	1.06
=46	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	43.0	3.25
=46	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	43.0	1.02
=46	KenyaKENEastern Africa	43.0	2.49
50	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	42.9	3.30
=51	EcuadorECUSouth America	42.4	1.09
=51	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	42.4	3.05
=53	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	41.5	1.18
=53	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	41.5	2.92
55	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	41.4	3.09
=56	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	40.8	2.55
=56	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	40.8	2.36
=58	GabonGABMiddle Africa	40.7	3.83
=58	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	40.7	2.97
60	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	40.5	1.59
61	SenegalSENWestern Africa	40.3	2.89
62	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	40.2	2.67
63	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	40.0	2.01
=64	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	39.4	1.11
=64	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	39.4	2.52
=66	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	39.3	3.29
=66	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	39.3	1.14
68	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	39.1	2.05
69	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	38.8	1.42
70	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	38.7	3.29
71	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	38.6	2.68
=72	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	38.5	2.79
=72	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	38.5	1.08
74	United StatesUSANorthern America	38.4	0.46
75	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	38.2	2.83
=76	ArgentinaARGSouth America	38.0	1.17
=76	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	38.0	3.30
=78	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	37.9	1.37
=78	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	37.9	2.56
=80	FijiFJIMelanesia	37.7	3.02
=80	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	37.7	3.18
82	QatarQATWestern Asia	37.4	3.34
=83	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	37.0	1.81
=83	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	37.0	1.21
=83	NigerNERWestern Africa	37.0	2.38
86	UruguayURYSouth America	36.9	0.41
87	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	36.8	1.20
=88	JordanJORWestern Asia	36.7	1.71
=88	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	36.7	2.69
=88	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	36.7	2.89
91	GuineaGINWestern Africa	36.6	2.78
92	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	36.5	2.97
=93	MaliMLIWestern Africa	36.3	1.01
=93	VenezuelaVENSouth America	36.3	1.53
95	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	36.1	1.41
=96	IranIRNSouthern Asia	36.0	1.43
=96	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	36.0	3.15
=96	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	36.0	1.06
=96	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	36.0	2.46
100	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	35.8	3.19
=101	IsraelISRWestern Asia	35.5	0.78
=101	OmanOMNWestern Asia	35.5	3.37
103	IraqIRQWestern Asia	35.4	2.01
=104	GreenlandGRLNorthern America	35.2	1.79
=104	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	35.2	3.35
106	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	34.9	3.45
107	TongaTONPolynesia	34.8	2.99
108	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	34.4	1.16
109	SpainESPSouthern Europe	34.2	0.71
=110	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	34.0	3.33
=110	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	34.0	2.18
=112	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	33.9	2.70
=112	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	33.9	2.25
=114	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	33.3	0.80
=114	ItalyITASouthern Europe	33.3	0.94
=114	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	33.3	1.54
=114	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	33.3	0.74
118	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	33.2	2.38
119	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	33.0	0.87
120	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	32.8	1.22
=121	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	32.7	1.10
=121	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	32.7	1.04
=121	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	32.7	1.13
=124	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	32.3	3.46
=124	KosovoXKXSouthern Europe	32.3	2.01
=124	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	32.3	1.58
127	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	32.2	0.56
128	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	32.1	0.88
129	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	31.9	2.89
130	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	31.8	2.54
131	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	31.7	1.10
132	CanadaCANNorthern America	31.6	0.66
133	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	31.3	0.69
134	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	31.2	0.90
135	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	30.4	1.51
136	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	30.3	0.89
=137	PolandPOLEastern Europe	30.2	0.51
=137	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	30.2	3.29
=139	AndorraANDSouthern Europe	30.0	3.98
=139	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	30.0	0.84
=141	FranceFRAWestern Europe	29.9	0.47
=141	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	29.9	0.95
=141	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	29.9	0.96
144	JapanJPNEastern Asia	29.7	1.01
145	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	29.2	0.78
146	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	28.9	1.11
147	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	28.6	1.03
148	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	28.3	1.08
149	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	27.8	0.91
150	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	27.7	1.52
151	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	27.4	0.23
152	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	27.2	0.90
153	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	27.1	0.73
154	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	26.7	1.16
155	UkraineUKREastern Europe	26.6	1.36
156	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	26.4	0.73
157	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	26.0	1.01
158	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	25.8	0.70
159	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	25.6	0.81
160	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	25.5	0.62
161	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	25.2	0.84
162	BelarusBLREastern Europe	24.9	1.05
163	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	24.4	0.81
164	San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe	23.8	2.08

02In 2015

At either end

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

Highest

1Namibia64.3
2South Africa62.4
3Eswatini60.0
4Botswana57.5
5Zambia55.3

Lowest

164San Marino23.8
163Slovakia24.4
162Belarus24.9
161Slovenia25.2
160Finland25.5

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 37.2. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Standard error of the estimate (Gini points)
HighestEquatorial Guinea4.86
LowestDenmark0.23
Middle country: 1.81

032014 → 2015

Since 2014

What changed between 2014 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −6countries joined / left
128values changed, of 164 in both
43 · 85rose · fell
36unchanged

Rose most

South Korea31.3 → 32.2+0.9
Denmark26.5 → 27.4+0.9
Bulgaria36.2 → 37.0+0.8
Norway25.4 → 25.8+0.4
Lithuania35.6 → 36.0+0.4

Fell most

Colombia48.6 → 47.4−1.2
Estonia32.9 → 32.1−0.8
Bolivia43.7 → 43.0−0.7
Mexico45.0 → 44.3−0.7
Russia34.0 → 33.3−0.7

− Bahrain

− Nicaragua

− Palau

− Sudan

− Timor-Leste

− 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 2015.
121 distinct values among 164
Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 4 countries share 43.0. 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 164 countries has every column.

05The files

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Frederick Solt, University of Iowa (2015). Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID), 2015 [data set], describing 2015. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/gini-disposable-income/2015

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