Income Inequality (Gini)
Gini index of income inequality (0 = equal, 100 = unequal). Gapminder, 2016–2023.
Source: Gapminder (open data, ddf) Licence: CC BY 4.0 Unit: index 0–100 Parsed: 2026-07-03 Open source ↗
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Avg (2023)
24.8
-0.20pp vs 2022
Improving
14
of 81 tracked
Declining
37
period over period
Stable
22
±0.5pp band
Gini index
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Trend over time
Group average by period, 2016–2023.
AfricaEuropeAsiaAmericas
Movers
Biggest period-over-period changes.
Top risers
| Entity | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 🇵🇦 Panama | 48.9 | +48.9pp |
| 🇭🇳 Honduras | 46.8 | +46.8pp |
| 🇬🇹 Guatemala | 45.2 | +45.2pp |
| 🇷🇼 Rwanda | 39.4 | +39.4pp |
| 🇵🇭 Philippines | 39.3 | +39.3pp |
Top fallers
| Entity | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 🇿🇦 South Africa | 0 | -54.1pp |
| 🇿🇲 Zambia | 0 | -51.5pp |
| 🇲🇿 Mozambique | 0 | -49.6pp |
| 🇲🇽 Mexico | 0 | -43.5pp |
| 🇨🇱 Chile | 0 | -43.2pp |
By group
Change by group, latest period.
Americas +2.0pp
Asia +1.0pp
Europe -0.70pp
Africa -4.0pp
| Group | Members | Avg | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Americas | 15 | 44.6 | +2.0pp |
| Africa | 1 | 39.4 | -4.0pp |
| Asia | 10 | 33.5 | +1.0pp |
| Europe | 31 | 31.1 | -0.70pp |
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