In 2010, 184 countries reported income inequality data. The highest top 1% income concentration was in Yemen at 36.66%. The global average top 1% income share was 16.81%.
Countries With the Highest Income Inequality in 2010
The following table ranks countries by their top 1% income share in 2010, showing where wealth concentration is most pronounced.
| # | Country | Top 1% | Top 10% | Bottom 50% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Yemen's wealth gap |
36.66% | 62.45% | 10.12% |
| 2 |  Mexico |
31.82% | 62.08% | 5.77% |
| 3 |  income distribution in Chile |
31.62% | 65.81% | 6.83% |
| 4 |  income distribution in Brazil |
29.07% | 58.75% | 10.27% |
| 5 |  Peru's income inequality |
28.81% | 56.70% | 9.62% |
| 6 |  Central African Republic |
28.64% | 62.69% | 8.32% |
| 7 |  Seychelles's wealth gap |
27.90% | 56.73% | 11.42% |
| 8 |  income distribution in Cambodia |
27.66% | 55.74% | 9.80% |
| 9 |  income distribution in Botswana |
26.75% | 63.96% | 7.30% |
| 10 |  Myanmar |
26.49% | 51.12% | 12.71% |
| 11 |  income distribution in Colombia |
26.48% | 60.07% | 7.74% |
| 12 |  Mozambique's income inequality |
26.03% | 58.65% | 10.25% |
| 13 |  Namibia's income inequality |
25.51% | 68.38% | 6.15% |
| 14 |  income distribution in Iraq |
24.89% | 54.76% | 13.28% |
| 15 |  income distribution in Qatar |
23.87% | 56.38% | 9.62% |
| 16 |  Guyana's income inequality |
23.78% | 54.55% | 9.47% |
| 17 |  Paraguay's income inequality |
23.78% | 54.55% | 9.47% |
| 18 |  Guatemala's income inequality |
23.78% | 54.55% | 9.47% |
| 19 |  income distribution in Suriname |
23.78% | 54.55% | 9.47% |
| 20 |  income distribution in Bolivia |
23.78% | 54.55% | 9.47% |
Countries With the Most Equal Income Distribution in 2010
These countries had the highest share of income going to the bottom 50% of earners, indicating more equitable distribution.
| # | Country | Top 1% | Top 10% | Bottom 50% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Iceland |
5.62% | 26.83% | 24.55% |
| 2 |  Ukraine |
7.77% | 30.42% | 24.19% |
| 3 |  Norway's income inequality |
12.46% | 32.67% | 24.11% |
| 4 |  Slovakia's wealth gap |
11.17% | 32.07% | 23.05% |
| 5 |  income distribution in Netherlands |
6.73% | 29.17% | 23.05% |
| 6 |  Hungary's wealth gap |
11.46% | 33.70% | 23.04% |
| 7 |  Denmark |
11.64% | 31.72% | 22.98% |
| 8 |  income distribution in Sweden |
11.19% | 31.63% | 22.78% |
| 9 |  Slovenia's income inequality |
7.17% | 29.85% | 22.56% |
| 10 |  income distribution in Austria |
9.58% | 32.57% | 22.37% |
| 11 |  Switzerland's income inequality |
12.33% | 33.90% | 22.00% |
| 12 |  income distribution in Italy |
8.03% | 30.89% | 21.49% |
| 13 |  Malta's income inequality |
8.56% | 30.92% | 21.45% |
| 14 |  income distribution in Finland |
9.62% | 32.64% | 21.21% |
| 15 |  income distribution in Ireland |
9.91% | 32.31% | 20.83% |
| 16 |  income distribution in Belarus |
10.00% | 34.47% | 20.80% |
| 17 |  Spain |
11.54% | 34.33% | 20.62% |
| 18 |  income distribution in Belgium |
7.63% | 31.35% | 20.60% |
| 19 |  Azerbaijan's income inequality |
13.82% | 38.00% | 20.53% |
| 20 |  income distribution in Luxembourg |
13.53% | 36.21% | 20.26% |
Global Income Inequality Overview for 2010
- Countries with data: 184
- Average top 1% income share: 16.81%
- Average bottom 50% income share: 14.41%
- Highest top 1% share: Yemen (36.66%)
- Lowest top 1% share: Iceland (5.62%)
Complete Country Rankings for 2010
| # | Country | Top 1% | Top 10% | Bottom 50% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yemen |
36.66% | 62.45% | 10.12% |
| 2 | income distribution in Mexico |
31.82% | 62.08% | 5.77% |
| 3 | Chile's wealth gap |
31.62% | 65.81% | 6.83% |
| 4 | Brazil's wealth gap |
29.07% | 58.75% | 10.27% |
| 5 | income distribution in Peru |
28.81% | 56.70% | 9.62% |
| 6 | Central African Republic |
28.64% | 62.69% | 8.32% |
| 7 | Seychelles's wealth gap |
27.90% | 56.73% | 11.42% |
| 8 | Cambodia's income inequality |
27.66% | 55.74% | 9.80% |
| 9 | Botswana's wealth gap |
26.75% | 63.96% | 7.30% |
| 10 | Myanmar's wealth gap |
26.49% | 51.12% | 12.71% |
| 11 | Colombia's income inequality |
26.48% | 60.07% | 7.74% |
| 12 | Mozambique's wealth gap |
26.03% | 58.65% | 10.25% |
| 13 | Namibia's income inequality |
25.51% | 68.38% | 6.15% |
| 14 | Iraq's wealth gap |
24.89% | 54.76% | 13.28% |
| 15 | Qatar's income inequality |
23.87% | 56.38% | 9.62% |
| 16 | Guyana's income inequality |
23.78% | 54.55% | 9.47% |
| 17 | income distribution in Paraguay |
23.78% | 54.55% | 9.47% |
| 18 | Guatemala's wealth gap |
23.78% | 54.55% | 9.47% |
| 19 | Suriname's wealth gap |
23.78% | 54.55% | 9.47% |
| 20 | Bolivia |
23.78% | 54.55% | 9.47% |
| 21 |  Haiti's income inequality |
23.78% | 54.55% | 9.47% |
| 22 |  Bahamas's income inequality |
23.78% | 54.55% | 9.47% |
| 23 |  Jamaica's wealth gap |
23.78% | 54.55% | 9.47% |
| 24 |  income distribution in Nicaragua |
23.78% | 54.55% | 9.47% |
| 25 |  income distribution in Panama |
23.78% | 54.55% | 9.47% |
| 26 |  income distribution in Venezuela |
23.78% | 54.55% | 9.47% |
| 27 |  Belize's wealth gap |
23.78% | 54.55% | 9.47% |
| 28 |  Honduras's wealth gap |
23.78% | 54.55% | 9.47% |
| 29 |  Trinidad and Tobago |
23.78% | 54.55% | 9.47% |
| 30 |  Rwanda |
23.69% | 58.98% | 10.51% |
| 31 |  Jordan |
23.53% | 53.55% | 13.53% |
| 32 |  Saudi Arabia's wealth gap |
23.16% | 52.05% | 10.65% |
| 33 |  Dominican Republic |
22.79% | 54.43% | 8.36% |
| 34 |  Thailand's income inequality |
22.66% | 55.31% | 11.47% |
| 35 |  New Zealand's wealth gap |
22.39% | 41.26% | 19.67% |
| 36 |  Malawi's income inequality |
21.95% | 55.57% | 11.09% |
| 37 |  India's wealth gap |
21.64% | 53.21% | 14.33% |
| 38 |  Gambia's wealth gap |
21.37% | 53.49% | 11.89% |
| 39 |  Grenada |
21.21% | 53.55% | 8.60% |
| 40 |  income distribution in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
21.21% | 53.55% | 8.60% |
| 41 |  Saint Lucia |
21.21% | 53.55% | 8.60% |
| 42 |  income distribution in Saint Kitts and Nevis |
21.21% | 53.55% | 8.60% |
| 43 |  Dominica's income inequality |
21.21% | 53.55% | 8.60% |
| 44 |  Barbados's wealth gap |
21.21% | 53.55% | 8.60% |
| 45 |  Antigua and Barbuda |
21.21% | 53.55% | 8.60% |
| 46 |  Lebanon |
21.04% | 55.29% | 10.64% |
| 47 |  Kuwait's wealth gap |
20.46% | 54.35% | 11.44% |
| 48 |  income distribution in Israel |
20.44% | 52.88% | 11.76% |
| 49 |  Hong Kong's income inequality |
20.41% | 49.52% | 12.73% |
| 50 |  Congo's wealth gap |
20.20% | 55.70% | 9.99% |
| 51 |  Costa Rica's income inequality |
20.15% | 51.77% | 9.71% |
| 52 |  Comoros |
20.15% | 56.94% | 9.93% |
| 53 |  Uruguay |
19.97% | 46.85% | 14.63% |
| 54 |  income distribution in Oman |
19.93% | 56.27% | 9.06% |
| 55 |  Palestine |
19.67% | 54.10% | 10.72% |
| 56 |  Turkey's income inequality |
19.64% | 51.26% | 14.65% |
| 57 |  Sri Lanka |
19.59% | 47.55% | 14.21% |
| 58 |  income distribution in Turkmenistan |
19.37% | 48.78% | 12.18% |
| 59 |  Taiwan |
19.17% | 48.26% | 10.26% |
| 60 |  Zambia's wealth gap |
18.96% | 58.53% | 8.77% |
| 61 |  South Africa's income inequality |
18.77% | 61.43% | 7.89% |
| 62 |  income distribution in Madagascar |
18.70% | 52.44% | 12.44% |
| 63 |  income distribution in Tunisia |
18.44% | 54.12% | 12.12% |
| 64 |  Kenya's income inequality |
18.34% | 51.92% | 11.94% |
| 65 |  Ecuador's income inequality |
18.20% | 50.73% | 9.92% |
| 66 |  Egypt's income inequality |
18.17% | 48.65% | 15.98% |
| 67 |  income distribution in Georgia |
18.16% | 45.51% | 14.19% |
| 68 |  Maldives's income inequality |
18.08% | 45.63% | 14.41% |
| 69 |  Philippines's income inequality |
17.87% | 48.60% | 12.36% |
| 70 |  Somalia's income inequality |
17.70% | 50.58% | 13.33% |
| 71 |  United Arab Emirates |
17.68% | 55.49% | 9.52% |
| 72 |  income distribution in Malaysia |
17.52% | 43.90% | 14.86% |
| 73 |  Uganda |
17.51% | 53.32% | 12.17% |
| 74 |  Iran's wealth gap |
17.48% | 51.49% | 12.98% |
| 75 |  Angola's wealth gap |
17.45% | 51.06% | 11.59% |
| 76 |  Bahrain's income inequality |
17.12% | 50.81% | 12.95% |
| 77 |  Cuba's wealth gap |
17.11% | 46.72% | 12.46% |
| 78 |  Guinea-Bissau's income inequality |
17.10% | 60.13% | 9.59% |
| 79 |  Bhutan's wealth gap |
17.00% | 46.10% | 13.92% |
| 80 |  Djibouti's wealth gap |
16.82% | 50.92% | 12.25% |
| 81 |  North Korea's income inequality |
16.81% | 45.26% | 14.03% |
| 82 |  Burkina Faso's income inequality |
16.65% | 49.46% | 13.70% |
| 83 |  Uzbekistan |
16.58% | 45.47% | 14.67% |
| 84 |  Pakistan's income inequality |
16.45% | 42.85% | 16.96% |
| 85 |  Papua New Guinea's wealth gap |
16.38% | 46.29% | 12.90% |
| 86 |  Indonesia's income inequality |
16.36% | 42.96% | 14.91% |
| 87 |  Lesotho |
16.36% | 52.17% | 10.26% |
| 88 |  Bangladesh's income inequality |
16.36% | 43.63% | 16.06% |
| 89 |  Tanzania's wealth gap |
16.34% | 48.98% | 13.93% |
| 90 |  income distribution in Mongolia |
16.27% | 43.72% | 14.14% |
| 91 |  Nauru |
16.26% | 46.99% | 16.65% |
| 92 |  income distribution in Tuvalu |
16.26% | 46.99% | 16.65% |
| 93 |  Tonga's wealth gap |
16.26% | 46.99% | 16.65% |
| 94 |  Solomon Islands's wealth gap |
16.26% | 46.99% | 16.65% |
| 95 |  income distribution in Palau |
16.26% | 46.99% | 16.65% |
| 96 |  Kiribati's wealth gap |
16.26% | 46.99% | 16.65% |
| 97 |  Vanuatu's income inequality |
16.26% | 46.99% | 16.65% |
| 98 |  Fiji |
16.26% | 46.99% | 16.65% |
| 99 |  income distribution in Samoa |
16.26% | 46.99% | 16.65% |
| 100 |  Marshall Islands's wealth gap |
16.26% | 46.99% | 16.65% |
| 101 |  income distribution in Mauritius |
15.93% | 48.36% | 14.41% |
| 102 |  Zimbabwe |
15.93% | 51.37% | 11.88% |
| 103 |  Algeria |
15.89% | 43.92% | 17.88% |
| 104 |  El Salvador |
15.88% | 47.46% | 8.73% |
| 105 |  Cameroon's income inequality |
15.75% | 51.07% | 11.38% |
| 106 |  income distribution in Chad |
15.56% | 49.10% | 12.42% |
| 107 |  income distribution in Benin |
15.46% | 51.52% | 12.14% |
| 108 |  China's income inequality |
15.24% | 42.95% | 13.60% |
| 109 |  Togo's income inequality |
15.21% | 51.07% | 11.15% |
| 110 |  Macao |
15.20% | 42.83% | 13.83% |
| 111 |  Kazakhstan's income inequality |
15.18% | 41.38% | 16.01% |
| 112 |  Libya |
15.17% | 46.14% | 15.36% |
| 113 |  Afghanistan's wealth gap |
15.11% | 40.44% | 17.92% |
| 114 |  Ethiopia |
14.91% | 44.66% | 16.49% |
| 115 |  Eritrea's wealth gap |
14.91% | 44.66% | 16.49% |
| 116 |  Ghana's wealth gap |
14.80% | 48.80% | 12.48% |
| 117 |  Armenia's wealth gap |
14.76% | 39.12% | 18.78% |
| 118 |  income distribution in Gabon |
14.59% | 47.67% | 13.31% |
| 119 |  Romania |
14.59% | 40.17% | 17.08% |
| 120 |  Nepal's income inequality |
14.58% | 42.35% | 15.94% |
| 121 |  Tajikistan's income inequality |
14.49% | 40.86% | 16.28% |
| 122 |  income distribution in South Sudan |
14.39% | 49.48% | 11.10% |
| 123 |  Kyrgyzstan's income inequality |
14.07% | 40.32% | 17.63% |
| 124 |  income distribution in Burundi |
13.95% | 47.00% | 14.74% |
| 125 | Azerbaijan's income inequality |
13.82% | 38.00% | 20.53% |
| 126 |  Singapore |
13.59% | 43.36% | 17.73% |
| 127 | Luxembourg |
13.53% | 36.21% | 20.26% |
| 128 |  Poland's wealth gap |
13.43% | 36.62% | 20.02% |
| 129 |  income distribution in Morocco |
13.43% | 48.20% | 14.39% |
| 130 |  Serbia's income inequality |
13.29% | 38.44% | 15.01% |
| 131 |  Niger's wealth gap |
13.25% | 44.82% | 16.25% |
| 132 |  income distribution in Senegal |
13.24% | 47.55% | 13.44% |
| 133 |  Argentina |
13.17% | 42.58% | 12.82% |
| 134 |  Germany's wealth gap |
12.87% | 36.69% | 19.31% |
| 135 |  income distribution in Guinea |
12.79% | 44.25% | 15.21% |
| 136 |  Japan |
12.58% | 43.44% | 18.26% |
| 137 | income distribution in Norway |
12.46% | 32.67% | 24.11% |
| 138 |  income distribution in Canada |
12.35% | 36.52% | 17.05% |
| 139 | income distribution in Switzerland |
12.33% | 33.90% | 22.00% |
| 140 |  United Kingdom's wealth gap |
12.29% | 34.84% | 19.76% |
| 141 |  income distribution in Sudan |
12.11% | 43.02% | 15.59% |
| 142 |  Equatorial Guinea's wealth gap |
12.01% | 45.33% | 13.94% |
| 143 |  Liberia |
11.92% | 43.52% | 15.84% |
| 144 |  Bulgaria's income inequality |
11.88% | 35.30% | 19.45% |
| 145 | Denmark's income inequality |
11.64% | 31.72% | 22.98% |
| 146 | income distribution in Spain |
11.54% | 34.33% | 20.62% |
| 147 | income distribution in Hungary |
11.46% | 33.70% | 23.04% |
| 148 | Sweden |
11.19% | 31.63% | 22.78% |
| 149 | Slovakia's income inequality |
11.17% | 32.07% | 23.05% |
| 150 |  France's income inequality |
11.02% | 33.81% | 20.23% |
| 151 |  Estonia's income inequality |
11.01% | 35.96% | 18.05% |
| 152 |  Sierra Leone |
10.96% | 43.71% | 15.59% |
| 153 |  Moldova |
10.93% | 36.30% | 16.57% |
| 154 |  Monaco |
10.93% | 35.15% | 18.40% |
| 155 |  Andorra's income inequality |
10.93% | 35.15% | 18.40% |
| 156 |  Liechtenstein's income inequality |
10.93% | 35.15% | 18.40% |
| 157 |  income distribution in San Marino |
10.93% | 35.15% | 18.40% |
| 158 |  Australia |
10.73% | 34.87% | 17.65% |
| 159 |  income distribution in Mauritania |
10.43% | 41.17% | 15.76% |
| 160 |  Nigeria |
10.24% | 42.35% | 15.20% |
| 161 |  income distribution in Portugal |
10.04% | 37.94% | 18.64% |
| 162 | Belarus's wealth gap |
10.00% | 34.47% | 20.80% |
| 163 |  Mali's income inequality |
9.94% | 41.63% | 16.17% |
| 164 | Ireland's wealth gap |
9.91% | 32.31% | 20.83% |
| 165 |  Latvia's income inequality |
9.76% | 36.38% | 19.06% |
| 166 |  Montenegro's income inequality |
9.68% | 35.40% | 16.62% |
| 167 | Finland |
9.62% | 32.64% | 21.21% |
| 168 | Austria's income inequality |
9.58% | 32.57% | 22.37% |
| 169 |  Lithuania's income inequality |
9.47% | 34.97% | 19.60% |
| 170 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina's wealth gap |
9.36% | 34.49% | 17.83% |
| 171 |  Cyprus's wealth gap |
9.10% | 33.53% | 19.92% |
| 172 |  Sao Tome and Principe's income inequality |
8.95% | 39.38% | 17.50% |
| 173 |  Croatia's income inequality |
8.93% | 32.67% | 19.22% |
| 174 |  Kosovo |
8.88% | 34.97% | 16.53% |
| 175 |  Greece's income inequality |
8.81% | 33.74% | 19.39% |
| 176 | Malta |
8.56% | 30.92% | 21.45% |
| 177 |  income distribution in Albania |
8.41% | 32.68% | 19.13% |
| 178 | Italy's income inequality |
8.03% | 30.89% | 21.49% |
| 179 |  income distribution in North Macedonia |
8.02% | 33.92% | 17.17% |
| 180 | Ukraine's income inequality |
7.77% | 30.42% | 24.19% |
| 181 | Belgium's income inequality |
7.63% | 31.35% | 20.60% |
| 182 | Slovenia |
7.17% | 29.85% | 22.56% |
| 183 | Netherlands's wealth gap |
6.73% | 29.17% | 23.05% |
| 184 | Iceland's wealth gap |
5.62% | 26.83% | 24.55% |
Last updated: April 8, 2026
Data source: World Inequality Database (WID). This dataset covers income distribution metrics for 199 countries from 1980 to 2024.