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Korea - Gini Index 2019

Name: Korea Gini Index 2019
Creator: World Bank
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Gini index (0=perfect equality, 100=perfect inequality) · World Bank

33.2 −0.5 from 2018 Global rank: 38th

Korea's gini index was 33.2 in 2019, decreased +0.5 from 33.7 in 2018. This was the 38th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2019▾

Gini Index by Country - 2019
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Slovak Republic	23.2	-7.2%
2nd	Slovenia	24.4	-0.8%
3rd	Belarus	25.3	0.4%
4th	Czechia	25.3	1.2%
5th	Moldova	26.0	1.2%
6th	Ukraine	26.6	1.9%
7th	Iceland	26.8	0.8%
8th	Belgium	27.2	0.0%
9th	Denmark	27.7	-1.8%
10th	Finland	27.7	1.5%
11th	Norway	27.7	0.4%
12th	Kiribati	27.8	-24.9%
13th	Kazakhstan	28.0	0.7%
14th	Poland	28.8	-4.6%
15th	Croatia	28.9	-2.7%
16th	Netherlands	29.2	3.9%
17th	Maldives	29.3	-6.4%
18th	Sweden	29.3	-2.3%
19th	Kyrgyz Republic	29.7	7.2%
20th	Armenia	30.0	-12.8%
21st	Albania	30.1	0.0%
22nd	Austria	30.2	-1.9%
23rd	Ireland	30.3	-1.0%
24th	Fiji	30.7	-16.3%
25th	Estonia	30.8	1.7%
26th	Malta	31.0	8.0%
27th	Cyprus	31.2	-4.6%
28th	France	31.2	-3.7%
29th	Canada	31.7	-2.5%
30th	Germany	31.8	-0.3%
31st	Egypt, Arab Republic of	31.9	1.3%
32nd	Mauritania	32.0	-1.8%
33rd	Vanuatu	32.3	-13.6%
34th	United Kingdom	32.8	-2.7%
35th	Portugal	32.8	-2.1%
36th	Japan	33.0	0.3%
37th	Greece	33.1	0.6%
38th	Korea	33.2	-1.5%
39th	North Macedonia	33.5	1.5%
40th	Switzerland	34.0	2.7%
41st	Luxembourg	34.2	-3.4%
42nd	Spain	34.3	-1.2%
43rd	Latvia	34.5	-1.7%
44th	Serbia	34.5	-1.4%
45th	Italy	34.6	-1.7%
46th	Romania	34.8	-2.8%
47th	Thailand	34.9	-4.1%
48th	Lithuania	35.3	-1.1%
49th	Indonesia	35.4	-2.5%
50th	Marshall Islands	35.5	-
51st	Montenegro	35.7	-3.0%
52nd	Russian Federation	35.7	1.1%
53rd	Georgia	35.9	-1.4%
54th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	36.5	-2.4%
55th	Sri Lanka	37.7	-4.1%
56th	China	38.2	-0.8%
57th	Israel	38.3	-0.8%
58th	Malawi	38.5	-13.9%
59th	El Salvador	38.8	0.5%
60th	Uruguay	39.7	0.0%
61st	Kosovo	40.2	-9.9%
62nd	Bulgaria	40.3	-2.4%
63rd	Peru	41.5	-2.1%
64th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	41.6	-2.3%
65th	Dominican Republic	41.9	-4.1%
66th	United States	41.9	0.2%
67th	Uganda	42.7	-0.2%
68th	Argentina	43.3	3.8%
69th	Türkiye	43.8	3.3%
70th	Ecuador	45.7	0.7%
71st	Paraguay	45.7	-0.7%
72nd	Costa Rica	48.2	0.4%
73rd	Honduras	48.2	-1.4%
74th	Panama	49.8	1.2%
75th	Zimbabwe	50.3	13.5%
76th	Mozambique	50.7	-6.1%
77th	Colombia	51.3	1.8%
78th	Brazil	53.5	-0.7%

FAQ

What was Korea's gini index in 2019?▾

Korea's gini index in 2019 was 33.2. This ranked 38th globally.

How did Korea's gini index change in 2019?▾

Korea's gini index decreased by 1.5% in 2019 compared to 2018.

Which country had the highest gini index in 2019?▾

Brazil had the highest gini index in 2019 at 53.5.

What is the gini index of Korea in 2019?▾

The gini index of Korea in 2019 was 33.2. This ranked 38th globally.

How does 2019 compare to 2018 for Korea's gini index?▾

Korea's gini index went from 33.7 in 2018 to 33.2 in 2019, a 1.5% decrease.

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