Countries that have done the least (and the most) to tackle inequality
Denmark, which often scores well in assessments of wellbeing, social spending, and worker protections, ranks as the least unequal nation in the world, according to an index of inequality devised by Oxfam, followed by Germany, Finland and Austria.
Surprisingly, Singapore, one of the world’s richest countries, came in the bottom ten, in the index of 157 countries fueling the gap between the super-rich and poor. China (81st) ranked way ahead of India (147th).
Top 10 countries that have done the most to tackle inequality:
1. Denmark
2. Germany
3. Finland
4. Austria
5. Norway
6. Belgium
7. Sweden
8. France
9. Iceland
10. Luxembourg
Top 10 countries that have done the least to tackle inequality:
1. Nigeria (157th globally)
2. Uzbekistan
3. Haiti
4. Chad
5. Sierra Leone
6. Bhutan
7. Madagascar
8. Lao PDR
9. Singapore
10. Bangladesh (148th globally)
Among BIMSTEC members, Sri Lanka (102nd globally) was ranked the second best performer after Thailand (74th globally) while the bloc’s wealthiest member India (147th globally) was ranked behind Myanmar (138th) and Nepal (139th) and above Bangladesh (148th) and Bhutan (152nd).
1. Thailand (74th globally)
2. Sri Lanka (102nd globally)
3. Myanmar (138th globally)
4. Nepal (139th globally)
5. India (147th globally)
6. Bangladesh (148th globally)
7. Bhutan (152nd globally)
Full list of countries that have done the most to tackle inequality:
| Rank | Country |
|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark |
| 2 | Germany |
| 3 | Finland |
| 4 | Austria |
| 5 | Norway |
| 6 | Belgium |
| 7 | Sweden |
| 8 | France |
| 9 | Iceland |
| 10 | Luxembourg |
| 11 | Japan |
| 12 | Slovenia |
| 13 | Australia |
| 14 | United Kingdom |
| 15 | Croatia |
| 16 | Italy |
| 17 | Netherlands |
| 18 | Canada |
| 19 | Portugal |
| 20 | Poland |
| 21 | Malta |
| 22 | Spain |
| 23 | United States |
| 24 | Ireland |
| 25 | Israel |
| 26 | Estonia |
| 27 | New Zealand |
| 28 | Czech Republic |
| 29 | Hungary |
| 30 | Slovak Republic |
| 31 | South Africa |
| 32 | Namibia |
| 33 | Switzerland |
| 34 | Argentina |
| 35 | Chile |
| 36 | Costa Rica |
| 37 | Greece |
| 38 | Uruguay |
| 39 | Brazil |
| 40 | Tunisia |
| 41 | Belarus |
| 42 | Lithuania |
| 43 | Ukraine |
| 44 | Cyprus |
| 45 | Seychelles |
| 46 | Bulgaria |
| 47 | Romania |
| 48 | Latvia |
| 49 | Georgia |
| 50 | Russian Federation |
| 51 | Guyana |
| 52 | Antigua and Barbuda |
| 53 | Turkey |
| 54 | Bolivia |
| 55 | Lesotho |
| 56 | Korea, Rep. |
| 57 | Colombia |
| 58 | Mongolia |
| 59 | Jordan |
| 60 | Moldova |
| 61 | Armenia |
| 62 | Kyrgyz Republic |
| 63 | Mauritius |
| 64 | El Salvador |
| 65 | Ecuador |
| 66 | Albania |
| 67 | St. Lucia |
| 68 | Maldives |
| 69 | Barbados |
| 70 | Paraguay |
| 71 | Kazakhstan |
| 72 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 73 | Serbia |
| 74 | Thailand |
| 75 | Malaysia |
| 76 | Kiribati |
| 77 | Cabo Verde |
| 78 | Samoa |
| 79 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 80 | Algeria |
| 81 | China |
| 82 | Peru |
| 83 | Botswana |
| 84 | Mexico |
| 85 | Occupied Palestinian Territories |
| 86 | Guatemala |
| 87 | Malawi |
| 88 | Tajikistan |
| 89 | Dominican Republic |
| 90 | Indonesia |
| 91 | Swaziland |
| 92 | Zimbabwe |
| 93 | Yemen, Rep. |
| 94 | Philippines |
| 95 | Honduras |
| 96 | Jamaica |
| 97 | Central African Republic |
| 98 | Morocco |
| 99 | Vietnam |
| 100 | Bahrain |
| 101 | Solomon Islands |
| 102 | Sri Lanka |
| 103 | Mauritania |
| 104 | Egypt, Arab Rep. |
| 105 | Papua New Guinea |
| 106 | Zambia |
| 107 | Tanzania |
| 108 | Fiji |
| 109 | Panama |
| 110 | Kenya |
| 111 | Angola |
| 112 | Senegal |
| 113 | Oman |
| 114 | Ghana |
| 115 | Belize |
| 116 | Azerbaijan |
| 117 | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 118 | Lebanon |
| 119 | Mozambique |
| 120 | Djibouti |
| 121 | Cambodia |
| 122 | Gambia, The |
| 123 | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 124 | Liberia |
| 125 | Togo |
| 126 | Burkina Faso |
| 127 | Afghanistan |
| 128 | Mali |
| 129 | Guinea |
| 130 | Uganda |
| 131 | Ethiopia |
| 132 | Timor-Leste |
| 133 | Rwanda |
| 134 | Cameroon |
| 135 | Congo, Rep. |
| 136 | Vanuatu |
| 137 | Pakistan |
| 138 | Myanmar |
| 139 | Nepal |
| 140 | Benin |
| 141 | Guinea-Bissau |
| 142 | Niger |
| 143 | Burundi |
| 144 | Congo, Dem. Rep. |
| 145 | Tonga |
| 146 | Kosovo |
| 147 | India |
| 148 | Bangladesh |
| 149 | Singapore |
| 150 | Lao PDR |
| 151 | Madagascar |
| 152 | Bhutan |
| 153 | Sierra Leone |
| 154 | Chad |
| 155 | Haiti |
| 156 | Uzbekistan |
| 157 | Nigeria |
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