| Country | Income of lowest 20% | Income of highest 20% |
| South Africa | 2.4 | 68.2 |
| Namibia | 2.8 | 63.7 |
| Zambia | 2.9 | 61.3 |
| Eswatini | 3.7 | 60.2 |
| Mozambique | 4.2 | 59.5 |
| Botswana | 3.9 | 58.5 |
| Brazil | 3.1 | 58.4 |
| Honduras | 3.0 | 56.1 |
| Angola | 3.8 | 55.6 |
| Colombia | 4.0 | 55.4 |
| St. Lucia | 3.1 | 55.4 |
| Costa Rica | 4.4 | 54.0 |
| Panama | 3.6 | 53.6 |
| Seychelles | 5.4 | 53.0 |
| Nicaragua | 5.1 | 52.1 |
| Benin | 3.2 | 52.1 |
| Malawi | 6.4 | 51.7 |
| Mexico | 5.4 | 51.7 |
| Paraguay | 4.7 | 51.7 |
| Cameroon | 4.5 | 51.7 |
| Chile | 5.8 | 51.3 |
| Zimbabwe | 6.0 | 51.1 |
| Ecuador | 4.6 | 51.0 |
| Philippines | 5.7 | 50.9 |
| Rwanda | 6.0 | 50.8 |
| Comoros | 4.5 | 50.4 |
| Dominican Republic | 5.8 | 50.1 |
| Uganda | 6.1 | 49.8 |
| Lesotho | 4.6 | 49.8 |
| Madagascar | 5.7 | 49.4 |
| Togo | 5.0 | 48.6 |
| Ghana | 4.7 | 48.6 |
| Turkey | 5.8 | 48.5 |
| Congo | 5.5 | 48.4 |
| Peru | 4.9 | 48.3 |
| Tanzania | 6.9 | 48.1 |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 5.7 | 47.8 |
| Sri Lanka | 7.0 | 47.6 |
| Kenya | 6.2 | 47.5 |
| Iran | 5.9 | 47.3 |
| Malaysia | 5.8 | 47.3 |
| Bolivia | 4.6 | 47.2 |
| Haiti | 5.5 | 47.1 |
| Morocco | 6.7 | 47.0 |
| United States | 5.1 | 46.8 |
| Bulgaria | 5.7 | 46.6 |
| Argentina | 5.0 | 46.5 |
| Samoa | 6.8 | 46.4 |
| Burundi | 6.9 | 46.3 |
| Indonesia | 6.7 | 46.1 |
| Uruguay | 5.9 | 45.9 |
| Tonga | 6.8 | 45.4 |
| China | 6.5 | 45.3 |
| Russian Federation | 7.1 | 45.1 |
| Fiji | 7.5 | 44.7 |
| Yemen | 7.3 | 44.7 |
| El Salvador | 6.4 | 44.7 |
| Laos | 7.6 | 44.6 |
| Mauritius | 7.2 | 44.6 |
| Solomon Islands | 7.0 | 44.6 |
| Bhutan | 6.7 | 44.4 |
| Gabon | 6.0 | 44.4 |
| Burkina Faso | 8.3 | 44.3 |
| Montenegro | 5.2 | 44.3 |
| Sierra Leone | 7.9 | 44.2 |
| Israel | 5.1 | 44.2 |
| Thailand | 7.2 | 44.0 |
| Lithuania | 6.3 | 43.9 |
| Gambia | 7.4 | 43.6 |
| Georgia | 6.5 | 43.2 |
| Armenia | 8.1 | 43.0 |
| Ethiopia | 7.3 | 43.0 |
| Vietnam | 6.7 | 42.9 |
| Pakistan | 8.9 | 42.8 |
| Liberia | 7.2 | 42.8 |
| Niger | 7.8 | 42.4 |
| Sudan | 7.8 | 42.4 |
| Latvia | 6.7 | 42.4 |
| Australia | 7.4 | 42.1 |
| United Kingdom | 7.1 | 42.1 |
| Italy | 6.0 | 42.1 |
| Tajikistan | 7.4 | 41.7 |
| Portugal | 7.4 | 41.6 |
| Guinea | 7.6 | 41.5 |
| Serbia | 5.2 | 41.5 |
| Bangladesh | 8.6 | 41.4 |
| Luxembourg | 6.5 | 41.4 |
| Ireland | 7.9 | 41.2 |
| Japan | 7.7 | 41.1 |
| West Bank and Gaza | 7.3 | 41.1 |
| Greece | 6.6 | 41.1 |
| Guatemala | 4.5 | 41.1 |
| Egypt | 9.0 | 41.0 |
| Spain | 6.2 | 41.0 |
| Romania | 5.3 | 41.0 |
| Mongolia | 7.9 | 40.9 |
| Tunisia | 7.8 | 40.9 |
| Albania | 7.5 | 40.7 |
| Switzerland | 7.7 | 40.6 |
| Canada | 6.7 | 40.6 |
| Cyprus | 8.4 | 40.2 |
| Mauritania | 7.5 | 40.2 |
| France | 8.1 | 40.0 |
| Myanmar | 8.9 | 39.9 |
| Maldives | 8.3 | 39.8 |
| North Macedonia | 5.6 | 39.7 |
| Germany | 7.6 | 39.6 |
| South Korea | 7.3 | 39.0 |
| Kosovo | 9.2 | 38.6 |
| Hungary | 7.9 | 38.5 |
| Estonia | 8.1 | 38.4 |
| Poland | 8.3 | 38.2 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6.2 | 38.2 |
| Denmark | 9.1 | 38.1 |
| Malta | 8.5 | 38.0 |
| Croatia | 7.4 | 37.9 |
| Kyrgyz Republic | 9.9 | 37.8 |
| Austria | 8.0 | 37.8 |
| Netherlands | 8.8 | 37.6 |
| Kazakhstan | 9.8 | 37.4 |
| Sweden | 8.3 | 37.1 |
| Finland | 9.4 | 36.9 |
| Iceland | 9.5 | 36.5 |
| Belgium | 8.7 | 36.3 |
| Ukraine | 9.9 | 36.1 |
| Moldova | 10.2 | 36.0 |
| Norway | 8.9 | 36.0 |
| Belarus | 10.1 | 35.5 |
| Czech Republic | 10.2 | 35.4 |
| Slovenia | 10.0 | 34.4 |
| Slovak Republic | 8.7 | 34.0 |
Notes
G20 countries are highlighted in bold. Data not available for all countries including the G20 nations India and Saudi Arabia. Data is 2012-2018.The data above represents income and estimates of income based on consumption. Wealth data tends to produce a greater disparity.| Overview: Income Distribution | ||
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