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Income inequality (Gini index) Ranking Map for 164 countries and territories Limited coverage: Countries and territories with a latest World Bank income-distribution survey observation; years vary. 164 countries and territories included; reference period: latest available year by country (2010–2025).
In the available data, Namibia has the highest recorded value at 59.1 (rank #1); Japan ranks #113 at 32.3. Coverage: 164 countries and territories. Reference years: Namibia 2015; Japan 2020. A higher Gini value means a more unequal income distribution, not a higher average income.
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Compare income inequality (gini index) within the covered dataset. Countries and territories with a latest World Bank income-distribution survey observation; years vary.
Japan 32.3
Japan, world rank 113 for Income inequality (Gini index), 32.3
Fiji: 30.7 Tanzania: 40.5 Western Sahara: Not included in this limited dataset Canada: 31.5 United States: 41.8 Kazakhstan: 29.2 Uzbekistan: 32.7 Papua New Guinea: Not included in this limited dataset Indonesia: 34.4 Argentina: 42.4 Chile: 43 Democratic Republic of the Congo: 44.7 Somalia: Not included in this limited dataset Kenya: 38.5 Sudan: 34.2 Chad: 37.4 Haiti: 41.1 Dominican Republic: 39 Russia: 33 Bahamas: Not included in this limited dataset Falkland Islands: Not included in this limited dataset Norway: 26.5 Greenland: Not included in this limited dataset Fr. S. Antarctic Lands: No data Timor-Leste: 28.7 South Africa: 54.1 Lesotho: 44.9 Mexico: 42.6 Uruguay: 40 Brazil: 50.3 Bolivia: 40.9 Peru: 40.1 Colombia: 54.4 Panama: 49.7 Costa Rica: 45.5 Nicaragua: 46.2 Honduras: 45.7 El Salvador: 39.8 Guatemala: 45.2 Belize: 39.9 Venezuela: Not included in this limited dataset Guyana: Not included in this limited dataset Suriname: 39.2 France: 31.8 Ecuador: 45.9 Puerto Rico: Not included in this limited dataset Jamaica: 39.9 Cuba: Not included in this limited dataset Zimbabwe: 50.3 Botswana: 54.9 Namibia: 59.1 Senegal: 36.2 Mali: 35.7 Mauritania: 32 Benin: 34.4 Niger: 32.9 Nigeria: 33.9 Cameroon: 42.2 Togo: 37.9 Ghana: 43.5 Côte d’Ivoire: 35.3 Guinea: 29.6 Guinea-Bissau: 33.4 Liberia: 35.3 Sierra Leone: 35.7 Burkina Faso: 37.4 Central African Republic: 43 Republic of the Congo: 48.9 Gabon: 38 Equatorial Guinea: 38.5 Zambia: 51.5 Malawi: 38.5 Mozambique: 49.6 Eswatini: 54.6 Angola: 51.3 Burundi: 37.5 Israel: 38.3 Lebanon: 35.5 Madagascar: 36.8 Palestine: 36.4 Gambia: 38.8 Tunisia: 33.7 Algeria: 27.6 Jordan: 33.7 United Arab Emirates: 26.4 Qatar: 35.1 Kuwait: Not included in this limited dataset Iraq: 29.8 Oman: Not included in this limited dataset Vanuatu: 32.3 Cambodia: Not included in this limited dataset Thailand: 33.3 Laos: 34.7 Myanmar: 30.7 Vietnam: 36.1 North Korea: Not included in this limited dataset South Korea: 32.9 Mongolia: 31.4 India: 25.5 Bangladesh: 30.9 Bhutan: 28.5 Nepal: 30 Pakistan: 33.5 Afghanistan: Not included in this limited dataset Tajikistan: 36.1 Kyrgyzstan: 27.5 Turkmenistan: Not included in this limited dataset Iran: 35.9 Syria: 26.4 Armenia: 27.4 Sweden: 29.3 Belarus: 24.4 Ukraine: 25.6 Poland: 28.5 Austria: 31.2 Hungary: 30.6 Moldova: 26.8 Romania: 29.8 Lithuania: 36 Latvia: 34 Estonia: 30.7 Germany: 33.7 Bulgaria: 39.5 Greece: 33.4 Türkiye: 43.7 Albania: 29.4 Croatia: 30.1 Switzerland: 33.8 Luxembourg: 33.6 Belgium: 26.8 Netherlands: 25.7 Portugal: 33.9 Spain: 33.4 Ireland: 29 New Caledonia: Not included in this limited dataset Solomon Islands: 37.1 New Zealand: Not included in this limited dataset Australia: 33.8 Sri Lanka: 37.7 China: 36 Taiwan: Not included in this limited dataset Italy: 34.3 Denmark: 29.9 United Kingdom: 32.4 Iceland: 26.8 Azerbaijan: Not included in this limited dataset Georgia: 33.9 Philippines: 39.3 Malaysia: 40.7 Brunei: Not included in this limited dataset Slovenia: 24.7 Finland: 27.4 Slovakia: 23.8 Czechia: 25.7 Eritrea: Not included in this limited dataset Japan: 32.3 Paraguay: 44.2 Yemen: 36.7 Saudi Arabia: Not included in this limited dataset Antarctica: No data N. Cyprus: No data Cyprus: 31.8 Morocco: 39.5 Egypt: 28.5 Libya: Not included in this limited dataset Ethiopia: 31.1 Djibouti: 41.6 Somaliland: No data Uganda: 42.7 Rwanda: 39.4 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 30.3 North Macedonia: 33.5 Serbia: 32.8 Montenegro: 34.3 Kosovo: No data Trinidad and Tobago: Not included in this limited dataset South Sudan: 44 Japan Namibia 1 Botswana 2 Eswatini 3 Colombia 4 South Africa 5 India 160 Slovenia 161 Belarus 163 Slovakia 164 Brazil Angola Republic of the Congo Nicaragua Move map ⛶ Expand map+ − Reset
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× JPN Bottom 40% / 2020
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View Japan's profile and all rankings→ Income inequality (Gini index)Rankings 113/164 32.3
Area 377,969 km² World # 63
Population 123,366,734 people World # 12 Did you know? Japan ranks #113 for income inequality (gini index). Switch themes to see how the same country changes across the map.
1 Namibia 59.1 2 Botswana 54.9 3 Eswatini 54.6 4 Colombia 54.4 5 South Africa 54.1
164 Slovakia 23.8 163 Belarus 24.4 161 Slovenia 24.7 161 Kiribati 24.7 160 India 25.5 02 / ABOUT THIS DATA
How to read the Income inequality (Gini index) ranking map Countries and territories with a latest World Bank income-distribution survey observation; years vary. This page orders 164 countries and territories by value and divides the ranking into ten map colors.
Top 3 #1 Namibia (59.1), #2 Botswana (54.9), #3 Eswatini (54.6)
Japan’s position World #113 (32.3)
Data period latest available year by country (2010–2025) Reference years differ by country. Compare each value with the year and source shown in the country card.
03 / FULL RANKING
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Income inequality (Gini index) Full ranking164 countries #12 Republic of the Congo 48.9 Profile #19 Democratic Republic of the Congo 44.7 Profile #26 Central African Republic 43 Profile #37 Sao Tome and Principe 40.7 Profile #129 Bosnia and Herzegovina 30.3 Profile #155 United Arab Emirates 26.4 Profile