In 2013, 184 countries reported income inequality data. The highest top 1% income concentration was in Yemen at 41.69%. The global average top 1% income share was 16.86%.
Countries With the Highest Income Inequality in 2013
The following table ranks countries by their top 1% income share in 2013, showing where wealth concentration is most pronounced.
| # | Country | Top 1% | Top 10% | Bottom 50% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Yemen's wealth gap |
41.69% | 66.84% | 9.18% |
| 2 |  income distribution in Mexico |
34.99% | 63.49% | 5.56% |
| 3 |  Chile |
33.43% | 66.07% | 7.15% |
| 4 |  Seychelles's income inequality |
33.36% | 60.20% | 10.90% |
| 5 |  Mozambique |
29.84% | 63.14% | 8.78% |
| 6 |  Brazil's income inequality |
29.58% | 57.59% | 10.82% |
| 7 |  Peru's income inequality |
29.37% | 56.26% | 9.77% |
| 8 |  El Salvador |
26.91% | 52.69% | 8.63% |
| 9 |  Malawi |
26.68% | 57.04% | 11.16% |
| 10 |  income distribution in Myanmar |
26.49% | 51.12% | 12.71% |
| 11 |  income distribution in Central African Republic |
25.10% | 59.35% | 9.35% |
| 12 |  Honduras |
24.90% | 53.98% | 10.09% |
| 13 |  income distribution in Haiti |
24.90% | 53.98% | 10.09% |
| 14 |  Paraguay's wealth gap |
24.90% | 53.98% | 10.09% |
| 15 |  Panama's income inequality |
24.90% | 53.98% | 10.09% |
| 16 |  Suriname |
24.90% | 53.98% | 10.09% |
| 17 |  Nicaragua |
24.90% | 53.98% | 10.09% |
| 18 |  income distribution in Bolivia |
24.90% | 53.98% | 10.09% |
| 19 |  Venezuela's wealth gap |
24.90% | 53.98% | 10.09% |
| 20 |  Guyana's wealth gap |
24.90% | 53.98% | 10.09% |
Countries With the Most Equal Income Distribution in 2013
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 |  Ukraine's wealth gap |
6.60% | 28.71% | 25.97% |
| 2 |  income distribution in Sweden |
9.99% | 30.06% | 24.43% |
| 3 |  Norway |
12.10% | 32.55% | 23.85% |
| 4 |  Iceland's income inequality |
8.43% | 29.81% | 23.75% |
| 5 |  income distribution in New Zealand |
12.15% | 33.79% | 23.27% |
| 6 |  Slovakia |
11.78% | 32.85% | 23.17% |
| 7 |  Hungary |
11.67% | 33.37% | 23.10% |
| 8 |  income distribution in Austria |
8.97% | 31.55% | 23.04% |
| 9 |  Netherlands's wealth gap |
6.35% | 28.43% | 22.87% |
| 10 |  Belarus's wealth gap |
10.38% | 32.86% | 22.75% |
| 11 |  Slovenia's income inequality |
7.05% | 29.30% | 22.40% |
| 12 |  income distribution in Switzerland |
11.32% | 33.11% | 22.35% |
| 13 |  income distribution in Denmark |
12.43% | 32.93% | 22.13% |
| 14 |  Finland's income inequality |
8.60% | 31.53% | 21.85% |
| 15 |  Italy |
7.91% | 30.84% | 21.36% |
| 16 |  Belgium's income inequality |
8.20% | 31.63% | 21.07% |
| 17 |  France's wealth gap |
9.55% | 32.33% | 20.92% |
| 18 |  income distribution in Spain |
12.04% | 34.69% | 20.62% |
| 19 |  Malta |
10.38% | 33.45% | 20.61% |
| 20 |  Poland's income inequality |
13.63% | 36.59% | 20.19% |
Global Income Inequality Overview for 2013
- Countries with data: 184
- Average top 1% income share: 16.86%
- Average bottom 50% income share: 14.64%
- Highest top 1% share: Yemen (41.69%)
- Lowest top 1% share: Netherlands (6.35%)
Complete Country Rankings for 2013
| # | Country | Top 1% | Top 10% | Bottom 50% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yemen's wealth gap |
41.69% | 66.84% | 9.18% |
| 2 | Mexico's wealth gap |
34.99% | 63.49% | 5.56% |
| 3 | Chile |
33.43% | 66.07% | 7.15% |
| 4 | Seychelles's income inequality |
33.36% | 60.20% | 10.90% |
| 5 | Mozambique's wealth gap |
29.84% | 63.14% | 8.78% |
| 6 | Brazil's wealth gap |
29.58% | 57.59% | 10.82% |
| 7 | Peru's wealth gap |
29.37% | 56.26% | 9.77% |
| 8 | El Salvador's income inequality |
26.91% | 52.69% | 8.63% |
| 9 | Malawi |
26.68% | 57.04% | 11.16% |
| 10 | Myanmar's income inequality |
26.49% | 51.12% | 12.71% |
| 11 | Central African Republic's income inequality |
25.10% | 59.35% | 9.35% |
| 12 | income distribution in Honduras |
24.90% | 53.98% | 10.09% |
| 13 | Haiti's income inequality |
24.90% | 53.98% | 10.09% |
| 14 | Paraguay's income inequality |
24.90% | 53.98% | 10.09% |
| 15 | Panama |
24.90% | 53.98% | 10.09% |
| 16 | Suriname's income inequality |
24.90% | 53.98% | 10.09% |
| 17 | Nicaragua's income inequality |
24.90% | 53.98% | 10.09% |
| 18 | income distribution in Bolivia |
24.90% | 53.98% | 10.09% |
| 19 | income distribution in Venezuela |
24.90% | 53.98% | 10.09% |
| 20 | Guyana's income inequality |
24.90% | 53.98% | 10.09% |
| 21 |  Bahamas's income inequality |
24.90% | 53.98% | 10.09% |
| 22 |  Jamaica's income inequality |
24.90% | 53.98% | 10.09% |
| 23 |  income distribution in Guatemala |
24.90% | 53.98% | 10.09% |
| 24 |  income distribution in Trinidad and Tobago |
24.90% | 53.98% | 10.09% |
| 25 |  Belize's income inequality |
24.90% | 53.98% | 10.09% |
| 26 |  Botswana's income inequality |
24.67% | 61.95% | 7.49% |
| 27 |  Qatar |
24.44% | 56.94% | 9.70% |
| 28 |  Colombia's wealth gap |
24.35% | 58.70% | 8.56% |
| 29 |  Algeria's income inequality |
23.25% | 50.10% | 15.78% |
| 30 |  Saudi Arabia's income inequality |
23.16% | 52.05% | 10.65% |
| 31 |  income distribution in Namibia |
23.15% | 65.87% | 6.39% |
| 32 |  Rwanda's income inequality |
22.73% | 56.97% | 11.33% |
| 33 |  Dominican Republic's income inequality |
22.60% | 56.09% | 7.86% |
| 34 |  income distribution in Bahrain |
22.42% | 55.15% | 11.35% |
| 35 |  Tunisia's wealth gap |
22.41% | 52.71% | 12.38% |
| 36 |  income distribution in India |
22.00% | 56.27% | 13.39% |
| 37 |  Palestine's wealth gap |
21.27% | 53.45% | 12.26% |
| 38 |  Grenada |
21.20% | 52.00% | 10.30% |
| 39 |  Dominica's income inequality |
21.20% | 52.00% | 10.30% |
| 40 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis's wealth gap |
21.20% | 52.00% | 10.30% |
| 41 |  Barbados's wealth gap |
21.20% | 52.00% | 10.30% |
| 42 |  Saint Lucia's wealth gap |
21.20% | 52.00% | 10.30% |
| 43 |  income distribution in Antigua and Barbuda |
21.20% | 52.00% | 10.30% |
| 44 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's income inequality |
21.20% | 52.00% | 10.30% |
| 45 |  Lebanon |
21.15% | 55.96% | 10.52% |
| 46 |  Zambia |
20.93% | 59.91% | 7.94% |
| 47 |  Cambodia's wealth gap |
20.75% | 47.80% | 13.46% |
| 48 |  Angola's wealth gap |
20.65% | 53.67% | 10.63% |
| 49 |  income distribution in Sri Lanka |
20.58% | 48.78% | 13.96% |
| 50 |  income distribution in Congo |
20.52% | 55.93% | 9.92% |
| 51 |  Thailand |
20.15% | 51.78% | 12.52% |
| 52 |  Oman's income inequality |
19.93% | 56.27% | 9.06% |
| 53 |  Georgia's wealth gap |
19.92% | 49.45% | 12.62% |
| 54 |  Egypt's income inequality |
19.87% | 49.90% | 14.78% |
| 55 |  Kuwait's wealth gap |
19.56% | 53.89% | 11.97% |
| 56 |  income distribution in Ecuador |
19.33% | 45.24% | 12.09% |
| 57 |  South Africa's wealth gap |
19.31% | 65.42% | 5.85% |
| 58 |  income distribution in Hong Kong |
19.17% | 48.93% | 13.07% |
| 59 |  Turkmenistan |
19.16% | 48.61% | 12.38% |
| 60 |  Israel |
18.62% | 50.74% | 12.47% |
| 61 |  Turkey's income inequality |
18.56% | 50.88% | 15.16% |
| 62 |  Taiwan's wealth gap |
18.30% | 47.08% | 11.27% |
| 63 |  Jordan |
17.83% | 49.63% | 14.40% |
| 64 |  Costa Rica's income inequality |
17.78% | 52.80% | 8.35% |
| 65 |  Philippines's income inequality |
17.50% | 47.85% | 12.77% |
| 66 |  Somalia's wealth gap |
17.50% | 50.58% | 13.23% |
| 67 |  income distribution in Uruguay |
17.29% | 43.89% | 16.47% |
| 68 |  income distribution in Indonesia |
17.03% | 43.54% | 15.18% |
| 69 |  Tanzania |
16.99% | 49.67% | 13.74% |
| 70 |  Cyprus |
16.89% | 42.22% | 16.91% |
| 71 |  Mongolia |
16.82% | 43.95% | 14.20% |
| 72 |  Mauritius's wealth gap |
16.79% | 49.20% | 14.17% |
| 73 |  income distribution in Bhutan |
16.78% | 45.51% | 14.30% |
| 74 |  income distribution in United Arab Emirates |
16.73% | 49.63% | 11.23% |
| 75 |  Gambia |
16.72% | 48.93% | 13.77% |
| 76 |  Uzbekistan's income inequality |
16.58% | 45.47% | 14.67% |
| 77 |  income distribution in Djibouti |
16.50% | 51.46% | 12.04% |
| 78 |  income distribution in Zimbabwe |
16.45% | 51.77% | 11.67% |
| 79 |  Kenya's wealth gap |
16.45% | 50.00% | 12.59% |
| 80 |  Pakistan's wealth gap |
16.43% | 42.19% | 17.35% |
| 81 |  Benin's wealth gap |
16.43% | 53.34% | 11.66% |
| 82 |  Papua New Guinea's wealth gap |
16.39% | 46.29% | 12.90% |
| 83 |  Bangladesh's wealth gap |
16.33% | 43.02% | 16.56% |
| 84 |  Vanuatu |
16.20% | 47.54% | 16.36% |
| 85 |  income distribution in Marshall Islands |
16.20% | 47.54% | 16.36% |
| 86 |  Samoa's wealth gap |
16.20% | 47.54% | 16.36% |
| 87 |  Nauru's wealth gap |
16.20% | 47.54% | 16.36% |
| 88 |  Fiji's income inequality |
16.20% | 47.54% | 16.36% |
| 89 |  Solomon Islands's income inequality |
16.20% | 47.54% | 16.36% |
| 90 |  Tonga's wealth gap |
16.20% | 47.54% | 16.36% |
| 91 |  Kiribati |
16.20% | 47.54% | 16.36% |
| 92 |  income distribution in Palau |
16.20% | 47.54% | 16.36% |
| 93 |  Tuvalu |
16.20% | 47.54% | 16.36% |
| 94 |  Cuba's wealth gap |
15.93% | 42.99% | 14.17% |
| 95 |  Uganda's income inequality |
15.91% | 50.84% | 12.78% |
| 96 |  Cameroon |
15.82% | 51.80% | 10.82% |
| 97 |  Iraq |
15.80% | 45.35% | 16.52% |
| 98 |  Iran's wealth gap |
15.69% | 49.29% | 14.93% |
| 99 |  Malaysia's wealth gap |
15.66% | 41.34% | 16.45% |
| 100 |  Comoros's income inequality |
15.65% | 51.93% | 11.03% |
| 101 |  Maldives's wealth gap |
15.55% | 42.52% | 16.26% |
| 102 |  income distribution in Lesotho |
15.54% | 51.03% | 10.70% |
| 103 |  Guinea-Bissau |
15.47% | 54.20% | 11.76% |
| 104 |  income distribution in Libya |
15.43% | 46.05% | 15.61% |
| 105 |  Burkina Faso's income inequality |
15.08% | 47.81% | 14.70% |
| 106 |  income distribution in Chad |
15.05% | 48.55% | 12.88% |
| 107 |  Madagascar |
15.04% | 50.32% | 12.73% |
| 108 |  South Sudan's income inequality |
14.96% | 49.74% | 11.51% |
| 109 |  Romania |
14.88% | 40.93% | 16.17% |
| 110 |  Burundi's income inequality |
14.74% | 48.39% | 14.02% |
| 111 |  Togo's income inequality |
14.67% | 49.71% | 11.53% |
| 112 |  Ghana's income inequality |
14.60% | 48.52% | 12.43% |
| 113 |  North Korea's income inequality |
14.57% | 42.99% | 14.98% |
| 114 |  Sudan's income inequality |
14.55% | 44.53% | 15.72% |
| 115 |  Azerbaijan's income inequality |
14.32% | 38.65% | 19.94% |
| 116 |  Eritrea's wealth gap |
14.26% | 45.15% | 16.10% |
| 117 |  income distribution in Ethiopia |
14.26% | 45.15% | 16.10% |
| 118 |  Nepal's wealth gap |
14.19% | 41.95% | 16.29% |
| 119 |  income distribution in Kazakhstan |
14.18% | 39.74% | 17.15% |
| 120 |  income distribution in Afghanistan |
14.09% | 39.23% | 18.73% |
| 121 |  Tajikistan's wealth gap |
14.01% | 41.23% | 16.18% |
| 122 |  Serbia's income inequality |
13.94% | 40.36% | 13.39% |
| 123 |  China's wealth gap |
13.93% | 42.47% | 13.79% |
| 124 |  Macao's income inequality |
13.89% | 42.35% | 14.03% |
| 125 |  Armenia |
13.87% | 37.99% | 19.06% |
| 126 |  United Kingdom |
13.78% | 38.81% | 18.29% |
| 127 |  Singapore's income inequality |
13.76% | 45.26% | 17.02% |
| 128 |  Senegal's wealth gap |
13.73% | 47.85% | 13.52% |
| 129 | Poland's income inequality |
13.63% | 36.59% | 20.19% |
| 130 |  Luxembourg's wealth gap |
13.55% | 36.15% | 19.58% |
| 131 |  income distribution in Morocco |
13.43% | 48.20% | 14.39% |
| 132 |  Germany's wealth gap |
13.10% | 37.76% | 18.27% |
| 133 |  Gabon's income inequality |
13.06% | 45.81% | 13.78% |
| 134 |  income distribution in Estonia |
12.92% | 38.89% | 15.85% |
| 135 |  income distribution in Japan |
12.68% | 43.52% | 18.19% |
| 136 |  income distribution in Bulgaria |
12.61% | 36.05% | 19.63% |
| 137 | Denmark |
12.43% | 32.93% | 22.13% |
| 138 |  Kyrgyzstan |
12.39% | 38.21% | 18.85% |
| 139 |  Lithuania's wealth gap |
12.22% | 38.37% | 17.98% |
| 140 | income distribution in New Zealand |
12.15% | 33.79% | 23.27% |
| 141 | Norway |
12.10% | 32.55% | 23.85% |
| 142 | Spain's income inequality |
12.04% | 34.69% | 20.62% |
| 143 |  income distribution in Equatorial Guinea |
12.01% | 45.33% | 13.94% |
| 144 |  Sao Tome and Principe's wealth gap |
11.97% | 44.21% | 15.58% |
| 145 |  Sierra Leone |
11.93% | 44.11% | 15.65% |
| 146 |  income distribution in Guinea |
11.90% | 41.89% | 16.53% |
| 147 |  Niger's wealth gap |
11.81% | 43.28% | 16.11% |
| 148 | Slovakia |
11.78% | 32.85% | 23.17% |
| 149 |  Latvia's income inequality |
11.73% | 38.00% | 17.73% |
| 150 | Hungary's wealth gap |
11.67% | 33.37% | 23.10% |
| 151 |  Canada's income inequality |
11.61% | 35.87% | 17.16% |
| 152 | Switzerland's wealth gap |
11.32% | 33.11% | 22.35% |
| 153 |  Argentina's wealth gap |
11.16% | 39.85% | 13.97% |
| 154 |  Liberia |
11.14% | 42.35% | 16.29% |
| 155 |  Moldova's wealth gap |
10.77% | 35.25% | 17.40% |
| 156 |  income distribution in Mali |
10.69% | 42.72% | 15.67% |
| 157 |  Mauritania |
10.67% | 40.65% | 16.53% |
| 158 |  income distribution in Portugal |
10.54% | 37.25% | 18.33% |
| 159 |  Andorra's wealth gap |
10.40% | 34.64% | 18.16% |
| 160 |  San Marino's income inequality |
10.40% | 34.64% | 18.16% |
| 161 |  Monaco's income inequality |
10.40% | 34.64% | 18.16% |
| 162 |  Liechtenstein's wealth gap |
10.40% | 34.64% | 18.16% |
| 163 |  Australia's wealth gap |
10.39% | 34.82% | 17.52% |
| 164 | Belarus's income inequality |
10.38% | 32.86% | 22.75% |
| 165 | income distribution in Malta |
10.38% | 33.45% | 20.61% |
| 166 |  Nigeria |
10.22% | 42.30% | 15.20% |
| 167 |  income distribution in Croatia |
10.13% | 33.90% | 19.46% |
| 168 |  Ireland's income inequality |
10.04% | 32.37% | 19.94% |
| 169 | Sweden's wealth gap |
9.99% | 30.06% | 24.43% |
| 170 |  Greece |
9.96% | 33.32% | 19.75% |
| 171 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina's income inequality |
9.76% | 34.60% | 18.18% |
| 172 | France's wealth gap |
9.55% | 32.33% | 20.92% |
| 173 |  Montenegro |
9.47% | 35.61% | 16.25% |
| 174 |  income distribution in Albania |
9.31% | 34.61% | 17.97% |
| 175 |  Kosovo |
9.23% | 32.79% | 18.59% |
| 176 | Austria's income inequality |
8.97% | 31.55% | 23.04% |
| 177 | Finland |
8.60% | 31.53% | 21.85% |
| 178 | Iceland's wealth gap |
8.43% | 29.81% | 23.75% |
| 179 |  income distribution in North Macedonia |
8.37% | 33.18% | 18.29% |
| 180 | income distribution in Belgium |
8.20% | 31.63% | 21.07% |
| 181 | Italy's wealth gap |
7.91% | 30.84% | 21.36% |
| 182 | Slovenia's income inequality |
7.05% | 29.30% | 22.40% |
| 183 | income distribution in Ukraine |
6.60% | 28.71% | 25.97% |
| 184 | Netherlands's wealth gap |
6.35% | 28.43% | 22.87% |
Last updated: April 8, 2026
Data source: World Inequality Database (WID). This dataset covers income distribution metrics for 199 countries from 1980 to 2024.