Gini Index, 2008 compilation

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Gini Index, 2008 compilation: every country, as published by World Bank Group.

Positionderived	Country	Gini index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)	Survey measures	Survey year
1	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	62.52	consumption	2008.67
2	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa · 2008 reading	56.20	consumption	2008
3	HondurasHNDCentral America · 2008 reading	55.49	income	2008
4	ColombiaCOLSouth America · 2008 reading	54.95	income	2008
5	BrazilBRASouth America · 2008 reading	54.04	income	2008
6	PanamaPANCentral America · 2008 reading	52.69	income	2008
7	MexicoMEXCentral America · 2008 reading	50.84	income	2008
8	BoliviaBOLSouth America · 2008 reading	50.81	income	2008
9	ParaguayPRYSouth America · 2008 reading	50.70	income	2008
10	EcuadorECUSouth America · 2008 reading	49.79	income	2008
11	Costa RicaCRICentral America · 2008 reading	48.64	income	2008
12	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean · 2008 reading	48.11	income	2008
13	PeruPERSouth America · 2008 reading	47.49	income	2008
14	El SalvadorSLVCentral America · 2008 reading	46.89	income	2008
15	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe · 2008 reading	46.14	consumption	2008
=16	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	45.48	income	2008.25
=16	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	45.48	consumption	2008.67
18	UruguayURYSouth America · 2008 reading	45.08	income	2008
19	ArgentinaARGSouth America · 2008 reading	44.99	income	2008
20	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa · 2008 reading	43.18	consumption	2008
21	ChinaCHNEastern Asia · 2008 reading	42.93	consumption	2008
22	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	42.72	consumption	2008.5
23	SamoaWSMPolynesia · 2008 reading	42.05	consumption	2008
24	IsraelISRWestern Asia · 2008 reading	41.65	income	2008
25	RussiaRUSEastern Europe · 2008 reading	41.57	consumption	2008

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 34.60. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

• +21 / −15countries joined / left
• 57values changed, of 58 in both
• 20 · 37rose · fell
• 1unchanged

+ Angola+ Albania+ Australia+ Central African Republic+ China+ Côte d’Ivoire+ Colombia+ Egypt+ Fiji+ Croatia+ Jordan+ Japan+ South Korea+ Mexico+ North Macedonia+ Mozambique+ Mauritania+ Malaysia+ Vietnam+ Samoa+ South Africa− Bosnia and Herzegovina− Bhutan− Cameroon− Cabo Verde− Guinea− Laos− Liberia− Mongolia− Niger− Pakistan− Palestine− Tajikistan− Timor-Leste− Taiwan− Tanzania

Changes in value, not in places: a country’s place also moves when others do. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

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