Data for 2016

Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID), 2016

2016, as Frederick Solt’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID), 2016 covers 161 countries on 2 measures. Namibia is highest, at 64.3; Slovakia is lowest, at 23.5. The middle country reads 37.0. Against 2015, 129 values changed (39 up, 90 down), 3 left.

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Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID) · Data for 2016

HighestNamibia

64.3

LowestSlovakia

23.5

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

161countries
2measures per country
2016the year it describes
123distinct 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), 2016, 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), 2016: every country, as published by Frederick Solt, University of Iowa.
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1	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	64.3	3.37
2	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	62.2	1.91
3	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	60.2	4.58
4	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	55.2	3.27
5	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	52.2	1.98
=6	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	51.0	4.08
=6	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	51.0	1.81
8	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	49.8	3.68
9	BelizeBLZCentral America	49.4	3.90
=10	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	48.4	4.66
=10	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	48.4	2.45
12	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	48.3	2.67
13	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	48.2	2.71
=14	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	47.8	1.42
=14	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	47.8	4.21
16	ParaguayPRYSouth America	47.7	1.20
17	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	47.5	3.24
=18	ColombiaCOLSouth America	46.9	0.48
=18	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	46.9	4.07
20	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	46.7	4.15
=21	Costa RicaCRICentral America	46.3	0.96
=21	HondurasHNDCentral America	46.3	1.14
=23	BrazilBRASouth America	46.2	0.50
=23	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	46.2	1.60
25	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	46.1	2.80
26	PanamaPANCentral America	45.8	0.89
=27	ChileCHLSouth America	45.7	0.94
=27	SurinameSURSouth America	45.7	4.30
29	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	45.3	2.70
30	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	45.1	3.12
31	PeruPERSouth America	45.0	0.70
32	BeninBENWestern Africa	44.5	2.36
=33	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	44.4	3.21
=33	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	44.4	2.69
35	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	44.3	4.85
36	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	44.2	3.47
37	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	43.9	3.03
38	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	43.8	2.32
39	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	43.7	1.91
40	MexicoMEXCentral America	43.6	0.78
41	TogoTGOWestern Africa	43.4	2.69
42	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	43.0	3.34
43	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	42.9	2.05
44	KenyaKENEastern Africa	42.8	2.56
45	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	42.6	3.32
46	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	42.3	3.16
47	BoliviaBOLSouth America	42.2	1.08
48	EcuadorECUSouth America	42.1	1.10
49	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	42.0	0.96
50	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	41.5	1.19
51	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	41.2	3.13
52	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	41.1	2.95
=53	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	40.8	2.64
=53	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	40.8	1.34
=55	GabonGABMiddle Africa	40.7	3.88
=55	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	40.7	3.08
57	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	40.6	2.49
=58	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	40.2	2.70
=58	SenegalSENWestern Africa	40.2	2.95
=60	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	39.6	2.08
=60	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	39.6	1.16
=62	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	39.2	2.60
=62	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	39.2	3.37
64	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	39.0	1.14
65	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	38.9	2.12
66	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	38.7	3.38
67	United StatesUSANorthern America	38.5	0.44
=68	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	38.4	2.92
=68	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	38.4	1.45
70	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	38.3	2.76
71	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	38.2	2.94
=72	ArgentinaARGSouth America	37.9	1.23
=72	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	37.9	1.09
74	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	37.8	2.72
=75	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	37.7	1.21
=75	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	37.7	3.36
=77	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	37.6	1.38
=77	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	37.6	3.25
79	FijiFJIMelanesia	37.5	3.11
80	QatarQATWestern Asia	37.2	3.37
81	NigerNERWestern Africa	37.0	2.48
82	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	36.9	1.21
=83	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	36.8	1.67
=83	JordanJORWestern Asia	36.8	1.98
=83	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	36.8	2.78
=86	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	36.7	2.99
=86	MaliMLIWestern Africa	36.7	0.98
88	UruguayURYSouth America	36.6	0.46
89	GuineaGINWestern Africa	36.4	2.90
90	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	36.3	1.07
=91	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	36.2	2.96
=91	VenezuelaVENSouth America	36.2	1.63
93	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	36.1	1.46
=94	IranIRNSouthern Asia	36.0	1.45
=94	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	36.0	3.21
=94	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	36.0	2.63
97	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	35.7	3.27
98	OmanOMNWestern Asia	35.4	3.44
99	GreenlandGRLNorthern America	35.2	1.81
=100	IraqIRQWestern Asia	35.1	2.21
=100	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	35.1	3.52
102	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	34.9	3.44
103	IsraelISRWestern Asia	34.8	0.68
104	TongaTONPolynesia	34.6	3.09
105	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	34.4	1.17
106	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	34.1	0.68
=107	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	34.0	3.39
=107	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	34.0	2.29
=109	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	33.9	2.31
=109	SpainESPSouthern Europe	33.9	0.73
111	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	33.8	2.74
112	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	33.5	1.57
113	ItalyITASouthern Europe	33.4	1.01
114	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	33.2	2.53
=115	KosovoXKXSouthern Europe	32.9	2.03
=115	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	32.9	0.68
=117	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	32.7	0.98
=117	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	32.7	0.85
=119	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	32.5	1.07
=119	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	32.5	0.85
=121	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	32.4	1.22
=121	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	32.4	1.12
123	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	32.0	3.45
=124	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	31.9	3.01
=124	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	31.9	1.58
126	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	31.6	2.49
=127	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	31.3	0.75
=127	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	31.3	1.12
=129	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	31.2	0.86
=129	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	31.2	0.63
131	CanadaCANNorthern America	31.1	0.63
132	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	30.3	0.57
133	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	30.2	1.49
=134	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	30.1	1.05
=134	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	30.1	0.95
=136	AndorraANDSouthern Europe	30.0	4.03
=136	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	30.0	3.34
138	JapanJPNEastern Asia	29.9	1.01
=139	FranceFRAWestern Europe	29.7	0.56
=139	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	29.7	1.05
141	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	29.4	0.76
=142	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	28.9	0.98
=142	PolandPOLEastern Europe	28.9	0.52
144	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	28.8	1.13
145	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	28.4	1.11
=146	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	27.9	0.90
=146	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	27.9	1.51
148	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	27.5	0.23
149	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	27.3	0.69
150	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	27.2	0.90
151	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	26.8	1.15
152	UkraineUKREastern Europe	26.7	1.36
153	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	26.3	0.76
154	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	26.0	0.21
155	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	25.8	1.01
156	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	25.7	0.68
157	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	25.4	0.82
158	BelarusBLREastern Europe	24.7	1.03
159	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	24.6	0.80
160	San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe	23.7	2.17
161	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	23.5	0.75

02In 2016

At either end

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

Highest

Lowest

161Slovakia23.5
160San Marino23.7
159Slovenia24.6
158Belarus24.7
157Czechia25.4

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 37.0. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Standard error of the estimate (Gini points)
HighestEquatorial Guinea4.85
LowestNorway0.21
Middle country: 1.91

032015 → 2016

Since 2015

What changed between 2015 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −3countries joined / left
129values changed, of 161 in both
39 · 90rose · fell
32unchanged

Rose most

South Korea32.2 → 34.1+1.9
Brazil44.8 → 46.2+1.4
Bulgaria37.0 → 37.7+0.7
Kosovo32.3 → 32.9+0.6
Mali36.3 → 36.7+0.4

Fell most

Poland30.2 → 28.9−1.3
Côte d’Ivoire53.2 → 52.2−1.0
Dominican Republic43.0 → 42.0−1.0
Slovakia24.4 → 23.5−0.9
Estonia32.1 → 31.3−0.8

− Botswana

− Cabo Verde

− Saint Lucia

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 2016.
123 distinct values among 161
Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 3 countries share 36.8. 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 161 countries has every column.

05The files

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Cite this edition

Frederick Solt, University of Iowa (2016). Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID), 2016 [data set], describing 2016. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/gini-disposable-income/2016

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