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Ranked: Countries With The Highest Income And Wealth Equality (2024 Report)

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Global income and wealth inequality significantly contribute to the economic crises experienced worldwide each year. Income inequality has been a problem for a long time. It started when wealth was concentrated during the monarchies and controlled by a few rich families. Burundi has the highest income or wealth inequality globally, followed by Syria, Afghanistan, South Sudan, and Malawi.

Global Financial Equality (GFI) Score: Understanding global financial inequality involves measuring three key factors: income, consumption, and wealth. While income inequality is commonly used to gauge inequality, it’s also important to consider consumption and wealth. Consumption reflects income and sheds light on living standards, while accumulated wealth plays an increasingly significant role in our unequal world. Wealth inequality includes more than just money. It also considers the value of bank accounts, stocks, investments, real estate, and personal assets like cars, jewelry, art, and other valuables.

It’s a prominent driver of unequal living standards. The Index is a widely used measure that assesses a country’s income or wealth distribution. In this index, 0 represents complete equality, while 100 indicates total inequality. A higher score means more people are unfair. It means that people who make a lot of money get a larger share of the total income and wealth of the population.

Countries With The Highest Income And Wealth Equality

RankCountryGlobal Financial Equality (GFI) ScoreRegionPopulation
1Monaco88.93Europe36300
2Liechtenstein88.43Europe39580
3Luxembourg88.38Europe668610
4Ireland88.15Europe5262380
5Switzerland88.12Europe8849850
6Norway88.08Europe5519590
7Singapore88.07Asia5917650
8United States87.86Americas334914900
9Iceland87.82Europe393600
10Qatar87.57Asia2716390
11Macao (China)86.69Asia704150
12Denmark86.46Europe5946950
13Australia86.33Oceania26638540
14Netherlands86.19Europe17879490
15San Marino85.56Europe33640
16Austria85.05Europe9132380
17Sweden84.89Europe10536630
18Belgium84.84Europe11822590
19Finland84.68Europe5584260
20Canada84.52Americas40097760
21Germany84.39Europe84482270
22United Arab Emirates84.3Asia 9516870
23Hong Kong (China)84.22Asia7536100
24Israel84.16Asia9756700
25United Kingdom83.77Europe 68350000
26New Zealand83.75Oceania5223100
27France83.01Europe68170230
28Andorra82.49Europe80090
29Malta82.4Europe553210
30Italy82.36Europe58761150
31Cyprus82.31Europe1260140
32Bahamas82.29Americas412620
33Brunei Darussalam81.73Asia452520
34Taiwan81.29Asia 23951811
35South Korea80.6Asia51712620
36Spain80.51Europe 48373340
37Slovenia80.46Europe 2120940
38Japan79.82Asia124516650
39Saudi Arabia79.51Asia36947030
40Estonia77.9Europe1366190
41Kuwait77.82Asia4310110
42Czech Republic (Czechia)77.74Europe10873690
43Portugal77.49Europe3205690
44Bahrain76.9Asia 1485510
45Lithuania76.81Europe2871900
46Guyana76.8Americas813830
47Slovakia75.47Europe 5426740
48Latvia74.68Europe1881750
49Greece74.26Europe10361300
50Saint Kitts and Nevis74.02Americas47760
51Barbados73.84Americas282000
52Hungary73.34Europe9589870
53Uruguay73.31Americas3423110
54Poland73.16Europe10525350
55Croatia72.85Europe3853200
56Seychelles71.8Africa119770
57Oman71.78Asia4644380
58Antigua and Barbuda71.49Americas94300
59Trinidad and Tobago71.47Americas1534940
60Romania70.99Europe19056120
61Panama70.77Americas10329930
62Costa Rica70.31Americas5212170
63Maldives70.16Asia521020
64Palau69.95Oceania18060
65Bulgaria69.78Europe6430370
66Chile69.77Americas19629590
67Mexico69.75Americas128455570
68Kazakhstan69.63Asia19900180
69Russia69.56Europe143826130
70Saint Lucia69.04Americas180250
71Malaysia67.82Asia34308530
72China67.56Asia1410710000
73Mauritius67.27Africa1261040
74Argentina66.67Americas46654580
75Turkey (Türkiye)66.51Asia85326000
76Montenegro65.8Europe616180
77Turkmenistan65.79Asia6516100
78Serbia65.2Europe6618030
79Nauru63.65Oceania12780
80Dominican Republic63.44Africa11332970
81Brazil63.24Americas216422450
82Cuba61.65Americas11194450
83Saint Vincent and the Grenadines60.99Americas103700
84Dominica60.83Americas73040
85Gabon60.81Africa2436570
86 Albania60.76Europe2745970
87North Macedonia60.54Europe1811980
88Georgia59.87Asia3760360
89Armenia59.72Asia2777970
90Bosnia and Herzegovina59.68Europe3210850
91Peru58.98Americas117337370
92Botswana58.71Africa2675350
93Thailand58.56Asia 71801280
94Azerbaijan58.46Asia10112560
95Belarus58.29Europe9178300
96Moldova58.21Europe2486890
97Colombia57.72Americas52085170
98Jamaica57.51Americas2825540
99Belize56.81Americas410820
100Libya56.59Africa6888390
101Equatorial Guinea56.23Africa1714670
102Marshall Islands56.16Oceania42000
103Suriname55.73Americas623240
104Ecuador55.68Americas18190480
105Fiji55.56Oceania936380
106Mongolia55.23Asia3447160
107Tuvalu55.14Oceania11400
108Paraguay54.64Americas34352720
109Iraq54.41Asia45504560
110South Africa54.1Africa60414500
111Tonga53.75Oceania107770
112 Algeria53.64Africa45606480
113Guatemala53.53Americas17602430
114Ukraine53.34Europe 37000000
115El Salvador53.24Americas6364940
116Iran (Islamic Republic of)53.01Asia89172770
117Indonesia52.89Asia277534120
118Micronesia52.68Oceania115220
119Samoa52.15Oceania225680
120Namibia51.56Africa2604170
121Jordan50.91Asia11337050
122Cabo Verde [Cape Verde]50.9Africa598680
123Vietnam50.54Asia98858950
124Tunisia49.97Africa 12458220
125Eswatini [Swaziland]49.54Africa1210820
126Djibouti49.5Africa1136450
127Philippines49.48Asia36685850
128Morocco49.32Africa37840040
129Bolivia49.1Americas12388570
130Bhutan49.06Asia787420
131Venezuela48.08Americas28838500
132Vanuatu47.88Oceania 334510
133Honduras46.9Americas10593800
134Palestine46.64Asia4468090
135Sri Lanka46.59Asia22037000
136Lebanon46.06Asia5353930
137Egypt46.04Africa112716600
138São Tomé and Príncipe45.32Africa231860
139Nicaragua45.03Americas7046310
140India45.01Asia1428627660
141Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire)44.91Africa29647174
142Uzbekistan44.73Asia 36412350
143Bangladesh44.57Asia172954320
144Cambodia44.49Asia16944830
145Papua New Guinea44.44Oceania6861520
146Republic of the Congo44.43Africa6106870
147Kiribati44.39Oceania133510
148Angola44.32Africa36684200
149Mauritania44.26Africa4862990
150Solomon Islands44.23Oceania740420
151Ghana44.18Africa34121990
152Zimbabwe44.11Africa16665410
153Kenya43.84Africa55100590
154Laos43.62Asia7633780
155Haiti43.4Americas11724760
156Kyrgyzstan43.11Asia7100800
157Ethiopia43.09Africa126527060
158Senegal43.06Africa17763160
159Cameroon43Africa28647290
160Guinea42.77Africa14190610
161Benin42.37Africa13712830
162Pakistan42.12Asia240485660
163Timor Leste (East Timor)41.48Asia1360600
164Zambia41.42Africa20569740
165Nepal41.33Asia30896590
166Comoros41.29Africa852080
167Tajikistan41.23Asia 10143540
168Myanmar [Burma]40.62Asia54578000
169Tanzania40.55Africa67438110
170Uganda40.32Africa 48582330
171Nigeria40.28Africa223804630
172Lesotho40.16Africa2330320
173Guinea-Bissau40.09Africa2150840
174Togo40.03Africa9053800
175Chad39.62Africa18278570
176Rwanda38.68Africa14094680
177Gambia38.49Africa2773170
178Burkina Faso38.3Africa23251490
179Mali37.07Africa23293700
180Liberia36.97Africa5418380
181Somalia36.65Africa 18143380
182DR Congo [Democratic Republic of the Congo]36.58Africa102262810
183Niger36.33Africa27202840
184Mozambique36.05Africa33897350
185North Korea35.3Asia26160820
186Eritrea34.21Africa3748900
187Sudan33.81Africa48109010
188Madagascar33.78Africa30325730
189Central African Republic33.14Africa5742310
190Sierra Leone33.08Africa8791090
191Yemen32.87Asia34449820
192Malawi32.77Africa20931750
193South Sudan32.26Africa11088800
194Afghanistan32.23Asia42239850
195Syria32.2Asia 23227010
196Burundi32.19Africa13238560

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