Latest available · compiled 2002

Gini Index, 2002 compilation

Each country’s newest reading as of 2002; every row carries its own year · stored as published, never rewritten

Gini Index, 2002 compilation covers 68 countries. Botswana is highest, at 61.54; Azerbaijan is lowest, at 25.28. The middle country reads 37.14.

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Gini Index · Latest available · compiled 2002

HighestBotswana

61.54

LowestAzerbaijan

25.28

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

68countries
1measure
2002compiled · readings from many years
68distinct values2 decimals, as published
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01Position · derived

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Every country and every column of Gini Index, 2002 compilation, as published. World Bank Group 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, 2002 compilation: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
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1	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	61.54	consumption	2002.53
2	BoliviaBOLSouth America · 2002 reading	59.27	income	2002
3	BrazilBRASouth America · 2002 reading	58.11	income	2002
4	ParaguayPRYSouth America · 2002 reading	57.27	income	2002
5	PanamaPANCentral America · 2002 reading	56.09	income	2002
6	ColombiaCOLSouth America · 2002 reading	56.01	income	2002
7	HondurasHNDCentral America · 2002 reading	55.71	income	2002
8	ArgentinaARGSouth America · 2002 reading	53.76	income	2002
9	PeruPERSouth America · 2002 reading	53.56	income	2002
10	El SalvadorSLVCentral America · 2002 reading	51.85	income	2002
11	Costa RicaCRICentral America · 2002 reading	51.81	income	2002
12	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	51.19	consumption	2002.75
13	MexicoMEXCentral America · 2002 reading	50.58	income	2002
14	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean · 2002 reading	49.67	income	2002
15	VenezuelaVENSouth America · 2002 reading	48.88	income	2002
16	JamaicaJAMCaribbean · 2002 reading	48.32	consumption	2002
17	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	46.95	consumption	2002.5
18	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	45.17	consumption	2002.36
19	GuineaGINWestern Africa	43.00	consumption	2002.25
20	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	42.06	consumption	2002.83
21	ChinaCHNEastern Asia · 2002 reading	41.96	consumption	2002
22	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia · 2002 reading	41.94	consumption	2002
23	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia · 2002 reading	41.40	consumption	2002
24	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa · 2002 reading	41.34	consumption	2002
25	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	41.31	consumption	2002.5
26	SamoaWSMPolynesia · 2002 reading	40.74	consumption	2002
27	United StatesUSANorthern America · 2002 reading	40.35	income	2002
28	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia · 2002 reading	40.17	consumption	2002
29	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa · 2002 reading	40.00	consumption	2002
30	IsraelISRWestern Asia · 2002 reading	39.56	income	2002
31	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe · 2002 reading	38.51	consumption	2002
32	FijiFJIMelanesia	38.10	consumption	2002.5
33	RussiaRUSEastern Europe · 2002 reading	37.28	consumption	2002
34	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia · 2002 reading	37.25	consumption	2002
35	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia · 2002 reading	37.03	consumption	2002
36	JordanJORWestern Asia	36.95	consumption	2002.5
37	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe · 2002 reading	35.85	consumption	2002
38	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe · 2002 reading	35.79	consumption	2002
39	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa · 2002 reading	35.57	consumption	2002
40	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe · 2002 reading	35.52	income	2002
41	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe · 2002 reading	35.15	income	2002
42	LatviaLVANorthern Europe · 2002 reading	35.09	consumption	2002
43	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia · 2002 reading	34.81	consumption	2002
44	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia · 2002 reading	34.78	consumption	2002
45	ItalyITASouthern Europe · 2002 reading	34.70	income	2002
46	PolandPOLEastern Europe · 2002 reading	34.05	consumption	2002
47	CanadaCANNorthern America · 2002 reading	33.56	income	2002
48	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia · 2002 reading	33.03	consumption	2002
49	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	32.89	consumption	2002.15
50	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe · 2002 reading	32.74	consumption	2002
51	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	32.62	consumption	2002.25
52	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe · 2002 reading	32.29	income	2002
53	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe · 2002 reading	31.92	consumption	2002
54	FranceFRAWestern Europe · 2002 reading	31.78	income	2002
55	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe · 2002 reading	31.74	consumption	2002
56	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe · 2002 reading	31.69	income	2002
57	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe · 2002 reading	31.07	income	2002
58	BelarusBLREastern Europe · 2002 reading	30.34	consumption	2002
59	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia · 2002 reading	30.30	consumption	2002
60	RomaniaROUEastern Europe · 2002 reading	30.23	consumption	2002
61	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia · 2002 reading	30.16	consumption	2002
62	GermanyDEUWestern Europe · 2002 reading	29.88	income	2002
63	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe · 2002 reading	29.12	consumption	2002
64	UkraineUKREastern Europe · 2002 reading	29.05	consumption	2002
65	HungaryHUNEastern Europe · 2002 reading	26.84	consumption	2002
66	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe · 2002 reading	26.56	income	2002
67	SwedenSWENorthern Europe · 2002 reading	26.22	income	2002
68	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia · 2002 reading	25.28	consumption	2002

02In Gini Index, 2002 compilation

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Botswana61.54
2Bolivia59.27
3Brazil58.11
4Paraguay57.27
5Panama56.09

Lowest

68Azerbaijan25.28
67Sweden26.22
66Czechia26.56
65Hungary26.84
64Ukraine29.05

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 37.14. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

03Caveats

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Readings from many years
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The position is ours
World Bank Group 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.
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Every one of the 68 countries has every column.

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World Bank Group (2002). Gini Index, 2002 compilation [data set]. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/gini-index/2002

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