Wealth inequality by country

How unevenly household wealth is spread (0 to 1). The map opens on 2019, with figures for 57 countries.

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Highest in 2019

  1. Central African Rep. 0.45
  2. Ethiopia 0.45
  3. Dem. Rep. Congo 0.44
  4. Papua New Guinea 0.39
  5. Zambia 0.38

Lowest in 2019

  1. Mexico 0.01
  2. Serbia 0.04
  3. North Macedonia 0.04
  4. Montenegro 0.04
  5. Maldives 0.04

About the data

Unit
score from 0 (equal) to 1
Years
1992–2023
Data as of
2026-09-28
Source
Global Data Lab
License
Free for non-commercial use with credit; commercial use needs written permission from the Global Data Lab
Credit
Data retrieved from the Wealth database of the Global Data Lab (v2.1), https://globaldatalab.org/wealth/

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