Data for 2020

Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID), 2020

2020, as Frederick Solt’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID), 2020 covers 125 countries on 2 measures. South Africa is highest, at 61.6; Slovakia is lowest, at 22.5. The middle country reads 36.0. Against 2019, 101 values changed (29 up, 72 down), 11 left.

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Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID) · Data for 2020

HighestSouth Africa

61.6

LowestSlovakia

22.5

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

125countries
2measures per country
2020the year it describes
103distinct 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), 2020, 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), 2020: every country, as published by Frederick Solt, University of Iowa.
derived
1	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	61.6	2.53
2	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	55.1	3.69
3	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	51.1	2.08
4	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	50.4	4.18
5	ColombiaCOLSouth America	49.4	0.56
6	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	49.2	2.50
7	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	48.8	2.94
8	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	47.6	3.21
9	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	47.5	2.87
10	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	47.2	1.68
11	ChileCHLSouth America	46.8	0.62
12	Costa RicaCRICentral America	46.3	0.96
13	PanamaPANCentral America	45.9	1.03
14	BrazilBRASouth America	45.8	0.55
15	SurinameSURSouth America	45.6	4.45
16	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	45.5	1.63
=17	HondurasHNDCentral America	45.3	1.46
=17	ParaguayPRYSouth America	45.3	1.08
19	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	45.0	3.51
20	PeruPERSouth America	44.6	0.61
21	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	44.4	3.76
22	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	43.9	4.81
23	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	43.6	1.61
24	BeninBENWestern Africa	43.3	2.85
=25	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	43.0	2.37
=25	TogoTGOWestern Africa	43.0	3.05
27	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	42.8	1.79
28	EcuadorECUSouth America	42.3	1.13
29	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	42.1	3.21
=30	KenyaKENEastern Africa	41.8	2.65
=30	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	41.8	3.46
32	MexicoMEXCentral America	41.7	0.69
33	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	41.0	1.35
=34	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	40.8	3.00
=34	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	40.8	3.37
36	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	40.6	3.41
37	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	40.5	3.03
38	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	40.3	1.12
39	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	40.1	3.22
40	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	40.0	3.32
41	SenegalSENWestern Africa	39.9	3.18
42	BoliviaBOLSouth America	39.7	1.05
43	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	38.7	3.63
=44	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	38.6	2.43
=44	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	38.6	2.98
=46	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	38.3	3.32
=46	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	38.3	1.01
48	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	38.2	1.23
=49	ArgentinaARGSouth America	38.1	1.14
=49	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	38.1	2.12
51	United StatesUSANorthern America	37.8	0.44
52	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	37.5	3.12
53	UruguayURYSouth America	37.3	0.56
=54	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	37.2	3.07
=54	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	37.2	1.57
56	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	37.1	1.22
=57	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	36.9	3.10
=57	MaliMLIWestern Africa	36.9	0.94
59	NigerNERWestern Africa	36.8	2.87
60	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	36.6	1.37
61	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	36.4	1.10
62	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	36.1	3.49
63	VenezuelaVENSouth America	36.0	2.04
64	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	35.8	1.02
65	IranIRNSouthern Asia	35.6	1.67
66	KosovoXKXSouthern Europe	35.5	2.37
67	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	35.4	1.60
68	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	35.2	1.82
69	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	35.1	3.51
70	GreenlandGRLNorthern America	35.0	2.06
71	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	34.3	1.21
=72	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	34.2	1.19
=72	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	34.2	2.73
74	IsraelISRWestern Asia	34.1	0.74
=75	IraqIRQWestern Asia	33.9	2.77
=75	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	33.9	3.66
77	TongaTONPolynesia	33.8	3.35
78	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	33.7	2.80
79	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	33.6	3.17
=80	ItalyITASouthern Europe	33.2	0.96
=80	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	33.2	0.82
=82	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	33.1	3.00
=82	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	33.1	1.85
84	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	32.6	0.95
85	SpainESPSouthern Europe	32.4	0.66
86	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	31.9	1.23
87	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	31.6	1.15
=88	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	31.2	0.80
=88	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	31.2	1.10
=88	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	31.2	2.03
=91	JapanJPNEastern Asia	31.1	1.03
=91	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	31.1	0.98
=93	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	31.0	3.37
=93	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	31.0	1.29
=93	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	31.0	1.84
=96	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	30.9	0.76
=96	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	30.9	1.05
=96	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	30.9	0.75
99	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	30.8	0.87
=100	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	30.6	1.35
=100	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	30.6	0.93
=100	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	30.6	0.85
103	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	30.4	0.63
104	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	29.5	1.57
105	FranceFRAWestern Europe	29.3	0.52
106	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	29.1	1.56
107	PolandPOLEastern Europe	29.0	0.60
108	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	28.8	0.92
109	CanadaCANNorthern America	28.7	0.48
110	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	28.3	0.83
111	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	28.2	0.93
112	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	28.1	1.14
113	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	28.0	0.26
114	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	27.6	0.84
115	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	27.5	1.22
116	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	27.4	0.78
117	UkraineUKREastern Europe	27.1	1.74
118	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	26.4	0.96
119	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	26.3	0.15
120	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	26.0	0.69
121	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	25.3	0.73
122	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	25.2	0.84
123	BelarusBLREastern Europe	24.5	1.11
124	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	23.8	0.79
125	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	22.5	0.77

02In 2020

At either end

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

Highest

Lowest

125Slovakia22.5
124Slovenia23.8
123Belarus24.5
122Czechia25.2
121Belgium25.3

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 36.0. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Standard error of the estimate (Gini points)
HighestEquatorial Guinea4.81
LowestNorway0.15
Middle country: 1.37

032019 → 2020

Since 2019

What changed between 2019 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −11countries joined / left
101values changed, of 125 in both
29 · 72rose · fell
24unchanged

Rose most

Colombia48.0 → 49.4+1.4
Palestine42.9 → 43.6+0.7
Peru44.0 → 44.6+0.6
Uruguay36.8 → 37.3+0.5
Kosovo35.0 → 35.5+0.5

Fell most

Brazil47.2 → 45.8−1.4
Dominican Republic39.6 → 38.3−1.3
Armenia35.5 → 34.3−1.2
United States39.0 → 37.8−1.2
Canada29.8 → 28.7−1.1

− Fiji

− Iceland

− Sri Lanka

− Maldives

− Marshall Islands

− Mauritania

− Malawi

− Oman

− Uganda

− Vanuatu

− 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 2020.
103 distinct values among 125
Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 3 countries share 31.2. 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 125 countries has every column.

05The files

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Cite this edition

Frederick Solt, University of Iowa (2020). Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID), 2020 [data set], describing 2020. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/gini-disposable-income/2020

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How it has moved, charted by country

07Questions