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Rank   Countries  Amount  Date  
# 1     Namibia: 70.7   2003 Time series
# 2     South Africa: 65   2005 Time series
# 3     Lesotho: 63.2   1995 Time series
# 4     Botswana: 63   1993 Time series
# 5     Sierra Leone: 62.9   1989 Time series
# 6     Central African Republic: 61.3   1993 Time series
# 7     Haiti: 59.2   2001 Time series
# 8     Colombia: 58.5   2009 Time series
# 9     Bolivia: 58.2   2009 Time series
# 10     Brazil: 56.7   2005 Time series
# 11     Guatemala: 55.1   2007 Time series
# 12     Honduras: 53.8   2003 Time series
# 13     Hong Kong: 53.3   2007 Time series
# 14     Paraguay: 53.2   2009 Time series
= 15     El Salvador: 52.4   2002 Time series
= 15     Chile: 52.4   2009 Time series
# 17     Panama: 51   2010 Time series
# 18     Papua New Guinea: 50.9   1996 Time series
# 19     Zambia: 50.8   2004 Time series
# 20     Niger: 50.5   1995 Time series
# 21     Swaziland: 50.4   2001 Time series
# 22     Gambia, The: 50.2   1998 Time series
# 23     Zimbabwe: 50.1   2006 Time series
# 24     Dominican Republic: 49.9   2005 Time series
# 25     Peru: 49.6   2009 Time series
# 26     Sri Lanka: 49   2007 Time series
# 27     Mexico: 48.2   2008 Time series
# 28     Costa Rica: 48   2008 Time series
# 29     Singapore: 47.8   2009 Time series
# 30     Madagascar: 47.5   2001 Time series
# 31     Mozambique: 47.3   2002 Time series
# 32     Nepal: 47.2   2008 Time series
# 33     Uruguay: 47.1   2007 Time series
# 34     China: 47   2007 Time series
# 35     Ecuador: 46.9   2010 Time series
# 36     Rwanda: 46.8   2000 Time series
# 37     Philippines: 45.8   2006 Time series
= 38     Uganda: 45.7   2002 Time series
= 38     Argentina: 45.7   2009 Time series
# 40     Jamaica: 45.5   2004 Time series
# 41     United States: 45   2007 Time series
= 42     Cameroon: 44.6   2001 Time series
= 42     Côte d'Ivoire: 44.6   2002 Time series
# 44     Iran: 44.5   2006 Time series
# 45     Malaysia: 44.1   2009 Time series
# 46     Nigeria: 43.7   2003 Time series
# 47     Guyana: 43.2   1999 Time series
# 48     Nicaragua: 43.1   2001 Time series
= 49     Thailand: 43   2006 Time series
= 49     Cambodia: 43   2007 Time series
# 51     Kenya: 42.5   2008 Time series
# 52     Burundi: 42.4   1998 Time series
# 53     Russia: 42.2   2009 Time series
# 54     Senegal: 41.3   2001 Time series
= 55     Turkey: 41   2007 Time series
= 55     Venezuela: 41   2009 Time series
= 57     Georgia: 40.8   2009 Time series
= 57     Turkmenistan: 40.8   1998 Time series
# 59     Mali: 40.1   2001 Time series
= 60     Tunisia: 40   2005 Time series
= 60     Morocco: 40   2005 Time series
# 62     Jordan: 39.7   2007 Time series
# 63     Burkina Faso: 39.5   2007 Time series
# 64     Ghana: 39.4   2005 Time series
# 65     Israel: 39.2   2008 Time series
= 66     Macedonia, Republic of: 39   2003 Time series
= 66     Malawi: 39   2004 Time series
= 66     Mauritania: 39   2000 Time series
= 66     Mauritius: 39   2006 Time series
# 70     Portugal: 38.5   2007 Time series
# 71     Guinea: 38.1   2006 Time series
# 72     East Timor: 38   2002 Time series
# 73     Yemen: 37.7   2005 Time series
# 74     Japan: 37.6   2008 Time series
# 75     Moldova: 37.4   2007 Time series
= 76     Indonesia: 37   2009 Time series
= 76     Vietnam: 37   2004 Time series
= 76     Armenia: 37   2006 Time series
= 79     India: 36.8   2004 Time series
= 79     Uzbekistan: 36.8   2003 Time series
= 81     Benin: 36.5   2003 Time series
= 81     Azerbaijan: 36.5   2001 Time series
# 83     New Zealand: 36.2   1997 Time series
= 84     Latvia: 36   2005 Time series
= 84     Poland: 36   2005 Time series
= 84     Lithuania: 36   2005 Time series
# 87     Algeria: 35.3   1995 Time series
= 88     Laos: 34.6   2002 Time series
= 88     Tanzania: 34.6   2000 Time series
# 90     Egypt: 34.4   2001 Time series
# 91     Bosnia and Herzegovina: 34.1   2007 Time series
# 92     United Kingdom: 34   2005 Time series
# 93     Switzerland: 33.7   2008 Time series
# 94     Bulgaria: 33.5   2008 Time series
# 95     Bangladesh: 33.2   2005 Time series
# 96     Greece: 33   2005 Time series
# 97     Mongolia: 32.8   2002 Time series
# 98     France: 32.7   2008 Time series
= 99     Tajikistan: 32.6   2006 Time series
= 99     Taiwan: 32.6   2000 Time series
# 101     Canada: 32.1   2005 Time series
= 102     Romania: 32   2008 Time series
= 102     Italy: 32   2006 Time series
= 102     Spain: 32   2005 Time series
= 105     Korea, South: 31.4   2009 Time series
= 105     Estonia: 31.4   2009 Time series
# 107     Ukraine: 31   2006 Time series
# 108     Netherlands: 30.9   2007 Time series
# 109     Pakistan: 30.6   2010 Time series
# 110     Australia: 30.5   2006 Time series
# 111     Kyrgyzstan: 30.3   2003 Time series
# 112     Ethiopia: 30   2000 Time series
# 113     Ireland: 29.3   2009 Time series
= 114     Croatia: 29   2008 Time series
= 114     Denmark: 29   2007 Time series
= 114     Cyprus: 29   2005 Time series
# 117     Slovenia: 28.4   2008 Time series
= 118     Belgium: 28   2005 Time series
= 118     Iceland: 28   2006 Time series
# 120     Belarus: 27.9   2005 Time series
# 121     Germany: 27   2006 Time series
# 122     Finland: 26.8   2008 Time series
= 123     Kazakhstan: 26.7   2009 Time series
= 123     Albania: 26.7   2005 Time series
= 125     Malta: 26   2007 Time series
= 125     Luxembourg: 26   2005 Time series
= 125     Czech Republic: 26   2005 Time series
= 125     Serbia and Montenegro: 26   2008 Time series
= 125     Slovakia: 26   2005 Time series
= 125     Austria: 26   2007 Time series
# 131     Norway: 25   2008 Time series
# 132     Hungary: 24.7   2009 Time series
# 133     Sweden: 23   2005 Time series
Weighted average: 39.9  

Historical countries, unions or other regions:
European Union 30.4   


DEFINITION: This index measures the degree of inequality in the distribution of family income in a country. The index is calculated from the Lorenz curve, in which cumulative family income is plotted against the number of families arranged from the poorest to the ric

SOURCE: CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011

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"Distribution of family income > Gini index by country", CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011. Retrieved from http://www.NationMaster.com/graph/eco_dis_of_fam_inc_gin_ind-distribution-family-income-gini-index

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COMMENTARY     

Ross Sharp is Not Smart
10th November 2009 		You can't even spell 'According' right. FAIL
Sandra Rosa
7th November 2009 		I would like to know if there is a Gini cofficent for Puerto Rico.
Abraham Karammel
31st October 2009 		The difinition of the 'Gini' index is inadequate; please make it more exölicit.
Barry R. Nicholson (San Fancisco)
22nd May 2006 		The Gini Index values listed at http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/eco_dis_of_fam_inc_gin_ind and claimed to be taken from the SOURCE: CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005 do not correspond to those listed at http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/fields/2172.html
for example:

Denmark 23.2 (2002) #111 Denmark 24.7
Hungary 24.4 (1999)
Sweden 25 (2000)
Belgium 25 (1996) #101 Belgium 28.7
Czech Republic 25.4 (1996)
Norway 25.8 (2000)
Finland 26.9 (2000) #107 Finland 25.6
Germany 28.3 (2000) #95 Germany 30



Romania 28.8 (2003)
Ukraine 29 (1999)


Netherlands 30.9 (2005) #87 Netherlands 32.6
European Union 32 (2003 est.)
India 32.5 (2000) #58 India 37.8
Spain 32.5 (1990)
France 32.7 (1995)
Switzerland 33.1 (1992)
Israel 34 (2005) #75 Israel 35.5
Poland 34.1 (2002) #90 Poland 31.6
Indonesia 34.3 (2002) #63 Indonesia 37
Egypt 34.4 (2001)
Greece 35.1 (2003) #76 Greece 35.4
Australia 35.2 (1994)
Korea, South 35.8 (2000)
Ireland 35.9 (1996)
Italy 36 (2000) #103 Italy 27.3
Vietnam 36.1 (1998)
New Zealand 36.2 (1997) XXXXXXX
United Kingdom 36.8 (1999)
Japan 37.9 (2000) #110 Japan 24.9
Portugal 38.5 (1997) #74 Portugal 35.6


Russia 40 (2002)
Pakistan 41 (FY98/99)
Turkey 42 (2003)
Singapore 42.5 (1998)
Iran 43 (1998)
Hong Kong 43.4 (1996)
United States 45 (2004)
Costa Rica 46.5 (2000)
Philippines 46.6 (2003
Malaysia 49.2 (1997)
Peru 49.8 (2000)


Thailand 51.1 (2002)
Argentina 52.2 (2001)
Mexico 54.6 (2000)
Chile 57.1 (2000)
South Africa 59.3 (1995)
Brazil 59.7 (2004)

Bolivia 60.6 (2002)
Sierra Leone 62.9 (1989)
Botswana 63 (1993)
Lesotho 63.2 (1995)

Namibia 70.7 (2003)

Please explain and/or correct.
Ross Sharp
4th December 2005 		I totally disagree with the assumption that Germany currently holds the highest unemployment rate. Accoriding to my calculations, France currently holds the highest unemployment rate.
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