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United States - Gini Index 2016

Name: United States Gini Index 2016
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Gini index (0=perfect equality, 100=perfect inequality) · World Bank

41.3 −0.2 from 2015 Global rank: 64th

United States's gini index was 41.3 in 2016, decreased +0.2 from 41.5 in 2015. This was the 64th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2016▾

Gini Index by Country - 2016
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Slovenia	24.8	-2.4%
2nd	Ukraine	25.0	-2.0%
3rd	Slovak Republic	25.2	-4.9%
4th	Belarus	25.3	-1.2%
5th	Czechia	25.4	-1.9%
6th	Moldova	26.3	-2.6%
7th	Kosovo	26.7	0.8%
8th	Kyrgyz Republic	26.8	-7.6%
9th	Finland	27.1	0.0%
10th	Iceland	27.2	1.5%
11th	Kazakhstan	27.2	1.5%
12th	Belgium	27.6	-0.4%
13th	Denmark	28.2	0.0%
14th	Netherlands	28.2	0.0%
15th	Norway	28.5	3.6%
16th	Malta	29.1	-1.0%
17th	Sweden	29.6	1.4%
18th	Hungary	30.3	-0.3%
19th	Austria	30.8	1.0%
20th	Croatia	30.9	-0.6%
21st	Estonia	31.2	-4.6%
22nd	Poland	31.2	-1.9%
23rd	Maldives	31.3	-18.5%
24th	Germany	31.4	-0.9%
25th	Luxembourg	31.7	-3.6%
26th	Japan	31.8	3.6%
27th	France	31.9	-2.4%
28th	Mongolia	32.3	0.9%
29th	Bangladesh	32.4	0.9%
30th	Armenia	32.5	0.3%
31st	Canada	32.7	-3.0%
32nd	Ireland	32.8	3.1%
33rd	Cyprus	32.9	-3.2%
34th	Switzerland	33.0	2.2%
35th	United Kingdom	33.1	-0.6%
36th	Albania	33.7	2.7%
37th	Australia	33.7	-2.0%
38th	West Bank and Gaza	33.7	-2.0%
39th	Barbados	34.1	-
40th	Latvia	34.3	0.3%
41st	Romania	34.4	-4.2%
42nd	North Macedonia	34.5	-3.1%
43rd	Greece	35.0	-2.8%
44th	Italy	35.2	-0.6%
45th	Korea	35.2	12.8%
46th	Portugal	35.2	-0.8%
47th	Liberia	35.3	6.3%
48th	Viet Nam	35.3	1.4%
49th	Spain	35.8	-1.1%
50th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	35.9	1.7%
51st	Georgia	36.6	0.3%
52nd	Russian Federation	36.7	0.5%
53rd	Thailand	36.7	1.9%
54th	Indonesia	36.9	-3.4%
55th	Lithuania	38.4	2.7%
56th	China	38.5	-0.3%
57th	Montenegro	38.5	-1.3%
58th	Serbia	38.8	-4.2%
59th	Israel	39.0	-1.8%
60th	Sri Lanka	39.3	1.6%
61st	Uruguay	39.7	-1.0%
62nd	El Salvador	40.0	-1.5%
63rd	Bulgaria	40.6	5.2%
64th	United States	41.3	-0.5%
65th	Türkiye	41.9	-2.3%
66th	Argentina	42.3	1.2%
67th	Uganda	42.8	4.4%
68th	Ghana	43.5	2.6%
69th	Peru	43.6	0.5%
70th	Rwanda	43.7	-3.1%
71st	South Sudan	44.0	-5.0%
72nd	Malawi	44.7	-1.8%
73rd	Ecuador	45.0	-2.2%
74th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	45.2	-3.2%
75th	Dominican Republic	45.7	1.1%
76th	Mexico	46.9	-4.1%
77th	Paraguay	47.9	0.6%
78th	Costa Rica	48.7	0.6%
79th	Honduras	49.8	1.2%
80th	Panama	50.4	-0.8%
81st	Colombia	50.6	-0.8%
82nd	Brazil	53.4	2.9%
83rd	Eswatini	54.6	6.2%

FAQ

What was United States's gini index in 2016?▾

United States's gini index in 2016 was 41.3. This ranked 64th globally.

How did United States's gini index change in 2016?▾

United States's gini index decreased by 0.5% in 2016 compared to 2015.

Which country had the highest gini index in 2016?▾

Eswatini had the highest gini index in 2016 at 54.6.

What is the gini index of United States in 2016?▾

The gini index of United States in 2016 was 41.3. This ranked 64th globally.

How does 2016 compare to 2015 for United States's gini index?▾

United States's gini index went from 41.5 in 2015 to 41.3 in 2016, a 0.5% decrease.

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