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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.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seychelles | 65.8 | 2007 | ||
| 2 | Lesotho | 63.2 | 1995 | ||
| 3 | South Africa | 63.1 | 2005 | ||
| 4 | Botswana | 63 | 1993 | ||
| 5 | Sierra Leone | 62.9 | 1989 | ||
| 6 | Central African Republic | 61.3 | 1993 | ||
| 7 | Namibia | 59.7 | 2010 | ||
| 8 | Haiti | 59.2 | 2001 | ||
| 9 | Colombia | 58.5 | 2011 | ||
| 10 | Honduras | 57.7 | 2007 | ||
| 11 | Guatemala | 55.1 | 2007 | ||
| 12 | Hong Kong | 53.7 | 2011 | ||
| 13 | Thailand | 53.6 | 2009 | ||
| 14 | Paraguay | 53.2 | 2009 | ||
| 15 | Bolivia | 53 | 2010 | ||
| 16 | Chile | 52.1 | 2009 | ||
| 17 | Brazil | 51.9 | 2012 | ||
| 18 | Panama | 51 | 2010 | ||
| 19 | Papua New Guinea | 50.9 | 1996 | ||
| 20 | Zambia | 50.8 | 2004 | ||
| 21 | Swaziland | 50.4 | 2001 | ||
| 22 | Costa Rica | 50.3 | 2009 | ||
| 23 | The Gambia | 50.2 | 1998 | ||
| 24 | Zimbabwe | 50.1 | 2006 | ||
| 25 | Sri Lanka | 49 | 2010 | ||
| 26 | Mexico | 48.3 | 2008 | ||
| 27 | Singapore | 47.8 | 2012 | ||
| 28 | Ecuador | 47.7 | 2012 | ||
| 29 | Madagascar | 47.5 | 2001 | ||
| 30 | China | 47.4 | 2012 | ||
| 31 | Dominican Republic | 47.2 | 2010 | ||
| 32 | El Salvador | 46.9 | 2007 | ||
| 33 | Rwanda | 46.8 | 2000 | ||
| 34 | Malaysia | 46.2 | 2009 | ||
| =35 | Georgia | 46 | 2011 | ||
| =35 | Peru | 46 | 2010 | ||
| 37 | Argentina | 45.8 | 2009 | ||
| 38 | Mozambique | 45.6 | 2008 | ||
| 39 | Jamaica | 45.5 | 2004 | ||
| 40 | Uruguay | 45.3 | 2010 | ||
| 41 | United States | 45 | 2007 | ||
| 42 | Philippines | 44.8 | 2009 | ||
| =43 | Guyana | 44.6 | 2007 | ||
| =43 | Cameroon | 44.6 | 2001 | ||
| 45 | Iran | 44.5 | 2006 | ||
| 46 | Uganda | 44.3 | 2009 | ||
| 47 | Nigeria | 43.7 | 2003 | ||
| 48 | Republic of Macedonia | 43.2 | 2009 | ||
| 49 | Kenya | 42.5 | 2008 | ||
| 50 | Burundi | 42.4 | 1998 | ||
| 51 | South Korea | 41.9 | 2011 | ||
| 52 | Russia | 41.7 | 2011 | ||
| 53 | Cote d'Ivoire | 41.5 | 2008 | ||
| 54 | Senegal | 41.3 | 2001 | ||
| 55 | Qatar | 41.1 | 2007 | ||
| 56 | Morocco | 40.9 | 2007 | ||
| 57 | Turkmenistan | 40.8 | 1998 | ||
| 58 | Nicaragua | 40.5 | 2010 | ||
| 59 | Turkey | 40.2 | 2010 | ||
| 60 | Mali | 40.1 | 2001 | ||
| =61 | United Kingdom | 40 | 2009 | ||
| =61 | Tunisia | 40 | 2005 | ||
| 63 | Jordan | 39.7 | 2007 | ||
| 64 | Burkina Faso | 39.5 | 2007 | ||
| =65 | Guinea | 39.4 | 2007 | ||
| =65 | Ghana | 39.4 | 2006 | ||
| 67 | Israel | 39.2 | 2008 | ||
| =68 | Venezuela | 39 | 2011 | ||
| =68 | Mauritius | 39 | 2006 | ||
| =68 | Malawi | 39 | 2004 | ||
| =68 | Mauritania | 39 | 2000 | ||
| 72 | Portugal | 38.5 | 2007 | ||
| 73 | Liberia | 38.2 | 2007 | ||
| 74 | Moldova | 38 | 2008 | ||
| 75 | Cambodia | 37.9 | 2008 | ||
| 76 | Yemen | 37.7 | 2005 | ||
| =77 | Vietnam | 37.6 | 2008 | ||
| =77 | Japan | 37.6 | 2008 | ||
| =77 | Tanzania | 37.6 | 2007 | ||
| 80 | Indonesia | 37 | 2009 | ||
| =81 | India | 36.8 | 2004 | ||
| =81 | Uzbekistan | 36.8 | 2003 | ||
| 83 | Laos | 36.7 | 2008 | ||
| =84 | Mongolia | 36.5 | 2008 | ||
| =84 | Benin | 36.5 | 2003 | ||
| 86 | New Zealand | 36.2 | 1997 | ||
| 87 | Lithuania | 35.5 | 2009 | ||
| 88 | Algeria | 35.3 | 1995 | ||
| 89 | Latvia | 35.2 | 2010 | ||
| 90 | Albania | 34.5 | 2008 | ||
| 91 | Egypt | 34.4 | 2001 | ||
| 92 | Taiwan | 34.2 | 2011 | ||
| =93 | Poland | 34.1 | 2009 | ||
| =93 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 34.1 | 2007 | ||
| 95 | Niger | 34 | 2007 | ||
| 96 | Ireland | 33.9 | 2010 | ||
| 97 | Azerbaijan | 33.7 | 2008 | ||
| 98 | Kyrgyzstan | 33.4 | 2007 | ||
| =99 | Romania | 33.2 | 2011 | ||
| =99 | Bangladesh | 33.2 | 2005 | ||
| 101 | Greece | 33 | 2005 | ||
| 102 | Nepal | 32.8 | 2010 | ||
| 103 | France | 32.7 | 2008 | ||
| 104 | Tajikistan | 32.6 | 2006 | ||
| 105 | Canada | 32.1 | 2005 | ||
| =106 | Croatia | 32 | 2010 | ||
| =106 | Spain | 32 | 2005 | ||
| =108 | Italy | 31.9 | 2011 | ||
| =108 | East Timor | 31.9 | 2007 | ||
| 110 | Estonia | 31.3 | 2010 | ||
| 111 | Czech Republic | 31 | 2009 | ||
| =112 | Armenia | 30.9 | 2008 | ||
| =112 | Netherlands | 30.9 | 2007 | ||
| 114 | Pakistan | 30.6 | 2010 | ||
| 115 | European Union | 30.4 | 2009 | ||
| 116 | Australia | 30.3 | 2008 | ||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 30.21 | 2005 | |||
| =117 | Kosovo | 30 | 2006 | ||
| =117 | Ethiopia | 30 | 2000 | ||
| European Union average (profile) | 29.91 | 2005 | |||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 29.88 | 2005 | |||
| 119 | Bulgaria | 29.8 | 2008 | ||
| 120 | Switzerland | 29.6 | 2010 | ||
| 121 | Afghanistan | 29.4 | 2008 | ||
| 122 | Cyprus | 29 | 2005 | ||
| 123 | Kazakhstan | 28.9 | 2011 | ||
| =124 | Ukraine | 28.2 | 2009 | ||
| =124 | Serbia | 28.2 | 2008 | ||
| =126 | Iceland | 28 | 2006 | ||
| =126 | Belgium | 28 | 2005 | ||
| 128 | Malta | 27.4 | 2011 | ||
| 129 | Belarus | 27.2 | 2008 | ||
| 130 | Germany | 27 | 2006 | ||
| 131 | Finland | 26.8 | 2008 | ||
| 132 | Austria | 26.3 | 2007 | ||
| =133 | Serbia and Montenegro | 26 | 2008 | ||
| =133 | Luxembourg | 26 | 2005 | ||
| =133 | Slovakia | 26 | 2005 | ||
| 136 | Norway | 25 | 2008 | ||
| 137 | Denmark | 24.8 | 2011 | ||
| 138 | Hungary | 24.7 | 2009 | ||
| 139 | Montenegro | 24.3 | 2010 | ||
| 140 | Slovenia | 23.8 | 2011 | ||
| 141 | Sweden | 23 | 2005 |
