Country rankings
Wealth Inequality by Country
Brunei has the highest Gini Coefficient - Wealth in 2021 (89.7%), followed by Bahamas (89.5%) and Brazil (89.2%). Slovakia has the lowest (50.5%).
Year 2021171 of 235 countries
Gini Coefficient - Wealth, 2021
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Ranking
Best first: the first 15 and last 5 of 171 countries.
Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →
Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.
Median
78.8%
Middle half 73.1% – 81.8%
Average
77.6%
171 countries
Lowest (best)
50.5%
Slovakia
Highest (worst)
89.7%
Brunei
Data
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171 countries · # = rank by Gini Coefficient - Wealth
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Slovakia | 50.5% | 11.8% | 73.2% | 14.8% | 0.1% |
| 2 |  Qatar | 58.6% | 10.5% | 39.5% | 48.5% | 1.5% |
| 3 |  Belgium | 59.9% | 11.3% | 19.9% | 62.4% | 6.5% |
| 4 |  Malta | 61.1% | 11.6% | 39.5% | 47.3% | 1.6% |
| 5 |  Timor-Leste | 62.7% | 88.8% | 10.8% | 0.3% | — |
| 6 |  Iceland | 64.6% | 22.6% | 14.9% | 49.0% | 13.5% |
| 7 |  Japan | 64.7% | 11.1% | 34.8% | 50.9% | 3.2% |
| 8 |  Slovenia | 65.2% | 18.3% | 53.5% | 27.4% | 0.8% |
| 9 |  Australia | 66.2% | 9.2% | 20.1% | 59.5% | 11.2% |
| 10 |  Luxembourg | 66.3% | 12.0% | 16.9% | 54.8% | 16.2% |
| 11 |  Italy | 67.2% | 15.5% | 31.5% | 50.2% | 2.8% |
| 11 |  Belarus | 67.2% | 44.1% | 52.5% | 3.4% | 0.1% |
| 13 |  Myanmar | 68.0% | 86.5% | 13.0% | 0.5% | — |
| 13 |  Hungary | 68.0% | 18.2% | 65.9% | 15.5% | 0.4% |
| 15 |  Montenegro | 68.1% | 26.1% | 53.9% | 19.5% | 0.5% |
| 16 |  South Korea | 68.2% | 14.5% | 35.5% | 47.0% | 3% |
| 16 |  Greece | 68.2% | 22.3% | 50.4% | 26.3% | 1% |
| 18 |  Albania | 68.6% | 38.0% | 55.5% | 6.4% | 0.1% |
| 19 |  Afghanistan | 68.9% | 96.4% | 3.6% | — | — |
| 20 |  Spain | 69.1% | 16.6% | 32.2% | 48.2% | 3% |
| 20 |  Moldova | 69.1% | 53.8% | 43.7% | 2.4% | 0.1% |
| 22 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 69.2% | 39.7% | 54.4% | 5.7% | 0.1% |
| 23 |  Romania | 69.6% | 35.0% | 57.4% | 7.3% | 0.2% |
| 24 |  New Zealand | 70.0% | 20.6% | 16.8% | 53.0% | 9.6% |
| 25 |  China | 70.1% | 17.7% | 66.6% | 15.1% | 0.6% |
| 26 |  France | 70.2% | 13.9% | 27.2% | 53.4% | 5.6% |
| 26 |  Bulgaria | 70.2% | 35.2% | 57.1% | 7.5% | 0.2% |
| 26 |  Croatia | 70.2% | 27.6% | 57.8% | 14.2% | 0.4% |
| 29 |  Burundi | 70.3% | 99.3% | 0.7% | — | — |
| 30 |  Turkmenistan | 70.5% | 53.6% | 43.6% | 2.7% | 0.1% |
| 31 |  United Kingdom | 70.6% | 17.6% | 26.9% | 50.2% | 5.4% |
| 31 |  Portugal | 70.6% | 23.0% | 43.8% | 31.3% | 1.9% |
| 33 |  Taiwan | 70.7% | 13.1% | 33.3% | 49.2% | 4.4% |
| 34 |  Iraq | 71.0% | 63.7% | 34.2% | 2.1% | 0.1% |
| 35 |  Serbia | 71.3% | 41.6% | 52.6% | 5.7% | 0.1% |
| 36 |  Poland | 71.6% | 26.7% | 63.3% | 9.7% | 0.3% |
| 36 |  Mauritius | 71.6% | 29.9% | 55.6% | 14.1% | 0.5% |
| 38 |  Lithuania | 72.0% | 29.7% | 58.6% | 11.2% | 0.5% |
| 39 |  Ethiopia | 72.3% | 94.4% | 5.4% | 0.2% | — |
| 40 |  Canada | 72.6% | 18.7% | 23.9% | 49.8% | 7.6% |
| 40 |  Azerbaijan | 72.6% | 66.1% | 31.8% | 2% | 0.1% |
| 42 |  Tajikistan | 72.8% | 91.7% | 8% | 0.3% | — |
| 43 |  Armenia | 73.1% | 55.1% | 41.6% | 3.3% | 0.1% |
| 43 |  Estonia | 73.1% | 30.1% | 53.1% | 16.1% | 0.7% |
| 45 |  Sierra Leone | 73.2% | 99.3% | 0.7% | — | — |
| 46 |  Sao Tome and Principe | 73.4% | 90.7% | 9% | 0.3% | — |
| 47 |  Niger | 73.8% | 98.3% | 1.7% | — | — |
| 47 |  Hong Kong | 73.8% | 13.5% | 21.3% | 55.2% | 10.0% |
| 49 |  Denmark | 73.9% | 15.1% | 25.1% | 51.4% | 8.5% |
| 50 |  Pakistan | 74.0% | 88.6% | 10.9% | 0.5% | — |
| 51 |  Austria | 74.2% | 14.3% | 39.4% | 42.6% | 3.7% |
| 51 |  Mongolia | 74.2% | 84.8% | 14.5% | 0.6% | — |
| 53 |  Tanzania | 74.4% | 93.3% | 6.4% | 0.2% | — |
| 53 |  Finland | 74.4% | 27.0% | 31.1% | 39.6% | 2.3% |
| 55 |  Israel | 74.7% | 14.8% | 37.3% | 44.3% | 3.6% |
| 56 |  Mozambique | 75.0% | 98.4% | 1.6% | — | — |
| 56 |  Netherlands | 75.0% | 13.7% | 28.0% | 49.8% | 8.5% |
| 58 |  Kyrgyzstan | 75.2% | 88.6% | 10.9% | 0.5% | — |
| 59 |  Ghana | 75.3% | 85.0% | 14.3% | 0.6% | — |
| 60 |  Bangladesh | 75.4% | 80.5% | 18.5% | 1% | — |
| 61 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 75.7% | 40.7% | 49.7% | 9.3% | 0.3% |
| 62 |  Mauritania | 75.8% | 94.8% | 5.1% | 0.1% | — |
| 63 |  Libya | 76.0% | 80.3% | 18.9% | 0.8% | — |
| 63 |  Seychelles | 76.0% | 37.3% | 51.8% | 10.4% | 0.5% |
| 65 |  Eritrea | 76.3% | 94.7% | 5.1% | 0.1% | — |
| 66 |  Jordan | 76.7% | 47.1% | 47.5% | 5.2% | 0.2% |
| 67 |  Guyana | 76.9% | 70.9% | 27.2% | 1.8% | 0.1% |
| 68 |  Sri Lanka | 77.0% | 50.7% | 44.3% | 4.8% | 0.1% |
| 69 |  Thailand | 77.1% | 53.6% | 43.8% | 2.5% | 0.2% |
| 70 |  Switzerland | 77.2% | 11.9% | 32.7% | 39.0% | 16.4% |
| 71 |  Uruguay | 77.4% | 39.6% | 50.1% | 9.9% | 0.4% |
| 72 |  Chad | 77.6% | 97.7% | 2.3% | — | — |
| 72 |  Kazakhstan | 77.6% | 46.1% | 48.0% | 5.7% | 0.3% |
| 72 |  Czechia | 77.6% | 26.8% | 57.2% | 15.2% | 0.8% |
| 75 |  Samoa | 77.7% | 67.2% | 30.1% | 2.6% | 0.1% |
| 75 |  Tonga | 77.7% | 42.1% | 50.9% | 6.6% | 0.4% |
| 77 |  Venezuela | 77.8% | 50.0% | 45.8% | 4.1% | 0.1% |
| 77 |  Syria | 77.8% | 97.6% | 2.3% | 0.1% | — |
| 79 |  Tunisia | 78.0% | 61.2% | 35.3% | 3.4% | 0.1% |
| 79 |  Guinea-Bissau | 78.0% | 96.6% | 3.3% | 0.1% | — |
| 81 |  Indonesia | 78.2% | 66.8% | 31.0% | 2% | 0.1% |
| 82 |  Cambodia | 78.3% | 90.2% | 9.1% | 0.7% | — |
| 83 |  Fiji | 78.5% | 62.2% | 33.9% | 3.8% | 0.1% |
| 84 |  Germany | 78.8% | 10.5% | 47.2% | 38.3% | 3.9% |
| 84 |  Nepal | 78.8% | 93.3% | 6.4% | 0.3% | — |
| 84 |  Singapore | 78.8% | 16.0% | 36.2% | 41.8% | 6.1% |
| 87 |  Burkina Faso | 79.0% | 98.2% | 1.7% | 0.1% | — |
| 88 |  Cyprus | 79.1% | 19.9% | 56.5% | 21.6% | 2% |
| 89 |  Iran | 79.2% | 45.1% | 48.2% | 6.5% | 0.3% |
| 90 |  Egypt | 79.3% | 60.6% | 35.9% | 3.4% | 0.1% |
| 91 |  Chile | 79.4% | 39.3% | 50.9% | 9.4% | 0.5% |
| 91 |  Norway | 79.4% | 27.4% | 17.2% | 49.8% | 5.6% |
| 93 |  Djibouti | 79.6% | 92.9% | 6.8% | 0.2% | — |
| 94 |  Vietnam | 79.7% | 76.7% | 21.3% | 1.9% | 0.1% |
| 94 |  Senegal | 79.7% | 90.6% | 9% | 0.3% | — |
| 94 |  Zimbabwe | 79.7% | 81.7% | 17.3% | 0.9% | 0.1% |
| 94 |  Costa Rica | 79.7% | 44.8% | 45.6% | 9.3% | 0.3% |
| 94 |  Gabon | 79.7% | 65.8% | 31.4% | 2.7% | 0.1% |
| 99 |  Haiti | 79.9% | 97.2% | 2.8% | — | — |
| 100 |  Peru | 80.0% | 63.9% | 33.1% | 2.9% | 0.1% |
| 100 |  Mali | 80.0% | 95.8% | 4% | 0.1% | — |
| 100 |  Benin | 80.0% | 94.3% | 5.5% | 0.1% | — |
| 100 |  Ireland | 80.0% | 30.6% | 22.1% | 42.5% | 4.8% |
| 104 |  Ecuador | 80.1% | 63.7% | 33.1% | 3.1% | 0.1% |
| 105 |  Lebanon | 80.2% | 35.9% | 52.7% | 10.6% | 0.8% |
| 106 |  Mexico | 80.4% | 43.5% | 46.9% | 9.3% | 0.4% |
| 107 |  Latvia | 80.5% | 33.8% | 46.5% | 18.5% | 1.1% |
| 107 |  Barbados | 80.5% | 40.2% | 44.4% | 14.7% | 0.7% |
| 109 |  Liberia | 80.6% | 90.2% | 9.4% | 0.4% | — |
| 110 |  Bolivia | 80.8% | 75.0% | 23.3% | 1.6% | 0.1% |
| 110 |  Maldives | 80.8% | 62.7% | 33.3% | 3.9% | 0.1% |
| 112 |  Argentina | 80.9% | 82.6% | 16.4% | 1% | 0.1% |
| 113 |  Turkey | 81.0% | 68.4% | 29.2% | 2.3% | 0.1% |
| 114 |  El Salvador | 81.2% | 49.6% | 43.2% | 7% | 0.2% |
| 115 |  Nicaragua | 81.3% | 76.2% | 22.1% | 1.6% | 0.1% |
| 115 |  Saint Lucia | 81.3% | 55.1% | 40.5% | 4.3% | 0.2% |
| 115 |  Grenada | 81.3% | 44.0% | 46.4% | 9.2% | 0.4% |
| 115 |  Aruba | 81.3% | 44.1% | 46.3% | 9.1% | 0.4% |
| 115 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 81.3% | 66.9% | 30.2% | 2.8% | 0.1% |
| 115 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 81.3% | 66.2% | 30.7% | 2.9% | 0.1% |
| 115 |  Dominica | 81.3% | 49.4% | 44.0% | 6.3% | 0.2% |
| 122 |  Angola | 81.4% | 93.5% | 6.3% | 0.2% | — |
| 122 |  Solomon Islands | 81.4% | 75.0% | 21.8% | 3.1% | 0.1% |
| 122 |  Vanuatu | 81.4% | 73.5% | 23.2% | 3.3% | 0.1% |
| 125 |  Togo | 81.5% | 97.8% | 2.1% | 0.1% | — |
| 125 |  Paraguay | 81.5% | 78.3% | 20.4% | 1.3% | 0.1% |
| 127 |  Guinea | 81.6% | 92.9% | 6.8% | 0.3% | — |
| 128 |  Georgia | 81.7% | 75.5% | 22.6% | 1.8% | 0.1% |
| 129 |  Rwanda | 81.8% | 92.5% | 7.2% | 0.3% | — |
| 130 |  Panama | 81.9% | 44.6% | 45.7% | 9.3% | 0.4% |
| 131 |  Madagascar | 82.1% | 96.7% | 3.2% | 0.1% | — |
| 132 |  Jamaica | 82.2% | 62.9% | 33.5% | 3.5% | 0.1% |
| 133 |  India | 82.3% | 75.1% | 22.9% | 1.9% | 0.1% |
| 134 |  Morocco | 82.4% | 76.2% | 21.4% | 2.3% | 0.1% |
| 135 |  Kenya | 82.6% | 78.2% | 20.0% | 1.8% | 0.1% |
| 136 |  Uganda | 82.8% | 96.0% | 3.9% | 0.1% | — |
| 137 |  DR Congo | 83.0% | 97.6% | 2.3% | 0.1% | — |
| 137 |  Malaysia | 83.0% | 57.4% | 39.0% | 3.4% | 0.2% |
| 139 |  Cameroon | 83.3% | 93.9% | 5.9% | 0.2% | — |
| 140 |  Ukraine | 83.4% | 76.7% | 21.2% | 2% | 0.2% |
| 141 |  Colombia | 83.5% | 73.7% | 23.7% | 2.5% | 0.1% |
| 141 |  Belize | 83.5% | 79.1% | 19.2% | 1.7% | 0.1% |
| 143 |  Papua New Guinea | 84.3% | 90.0% | 8.5% | 1.4% | — |
| 144 |  Malawi | 84.5% | 95.7% | 4.1% | 0.1% | — |
| 144 |  Central African Republic | 84.5% | 98.2% | 1.7% | — | — |
| 146 |  Algeria | 84.8% | 84.6% | 14.0% | 1.4% | 0.1% |
| 147 |  United States | 85.0% | 22.8% | 29.4% | 38.0% | 9.7% |
| 148 |  Republic of the Congo | 85.5% | 96.5% | 3.4% | 0.1% | — |
| 149 |  Gambia | 85.7% | 94.3% | 5.5% | 0.2% | — |
| 150 |  Nigeria | 86.0% | 90.4% | 8.7% | 0.9% | — |
| 151 |  Comoros | 86.1% | 90.4% | 8.9% | 0.8% | — |
| 152 |  Kuwait | 86.2% | 41.5% | 28.4% | 27.0% | 3.2% |
| 153 |  Saudi Arabia | 86.4% | 45.0% | 43.6% | 10.0% | 1.3% |
| 153 |  Equatorial Guinea | 86.4% | 64.7% | 29.7% | 5.4% | 0.2% |
| 155 |  Namibia | 86.8% | 72.6% | 22.6% | 4.7% | 0.1% |
| 156 |  Philippines | 87.3% | 84.6% | 13.4% | 1.9% | 0.1% |
| 157 |  Botswana | 87.9% | 76.3% | 19.6% | 4% | 0.1% |
| 158 |  Russia | 88.0% | 66.9% | 29.4% | 3.4% | 0.3% |
| 158 |  Oman | 88.0% | 52.1% | 41.6% | 6% | 0.4% |
| 160 |  Sweden | 88.1% | 33.9% | 17.2% | 41.2% | 7.8% |
| 161 |  Yemen | 88.3% | 91.3% | 7.2% | 1.5% | — |
| 161 |  Laos | 88.3% | 91.2% | 7.3% | 1.5% | — |
| 163 |  United Arab Emirates | 88.5% | 44.5% | 45.8% | 7.4% | 2.2% |
| 163 |  Bahrain | 88.5% | 44.4% | 47.4% | 7.2% | 1% |
| 165 |  South Africa | 88.6% | 72.3% | 22.8% | 4.7% | 0.2% |
| 165 |  Zambia | 88.6% | 94.2% | 5.6% | 0.2% | — |
| 165 |  Suriname | 88.6% | 89.5% | 9.2% | 1.3% | — |
| 168 |  Lesotho | 88.8% | 96.2% | 3.7% | 0.1% | — |
| 169 |  Brazil | 89.2% | 76.3% | 20.2% | 3.4% | 0.2% |
| 170 |  Bahamas | 89.5% | 51.9% | 39.1% | 8.3% | 0.7% |
| 171 |  Brunei | 89.7% | 50.6% | 43.0% | 5.6% | 0.8% |
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Quick answers
- Which country has the highest Gini Coefficient - Wealth?
- Brunei has the highest Gini Coefficient - Wealth in 2021, at 89.7%, followed by Bahamas (89.5%) and Brazil (89.2%).
- Which country has the lowest Gini Coefficient - Wealth?
- Slovakia has the lowest Gini Coefficient - Wealth in 2021, at 50.5%.
- What is the median Gini Coefficient - Wealth across countries?
- The median is 78.8% across the 171 countries with data in 2021.
- Where does this wealth inequality by country data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: GINI Wealth Coefficient - Credit Suisse Global Wealth Databook 2022; Gini Index coefficient - CIA; Gini index - The World Bank; List of sovereign states by wealth inequality - Wiki.