In 2014, 184 countries reported income inequality data. The highest top 1% income concentration was in Mexico at 36.52%. The global average top 1% income share was 16.90%.
Countries With the Highest Income Inequality in 2014
The following table ranks countries by their top 1% income share in 2014, showing where wealth concentration is most pronounced.
| # | Country | Top 1% | Top 10% | Bottom 50% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mexico's wealth gap |
36.52% | 63.19% | 5.67% |
| 2 |  Chile's wealth gap |
33.56% | 65.64% | 7.27% |
| 3 |  Peru's wealth gap |
31.36% | 55.02% | 10.13% |
| 4 |  income distribution in Mozambique |
31.11% | 64.63% | 8.30% |
| 5 |  Brazil |
30.47% | 57.92% | 10.72% |
| 6 |  Seychelles |
28.46% | 55.91% | 12.19% |
| 7 |  Malawi |
28.26% | 57.53% | 11.19% |
| 8 |  Myanmar's income inequality |
26.49% | 51.12% | 12.71% |
| 9 |  El Salvador's income inequality |
25.91% | 51.74% | 8.38% |
| 10 |  Honduras's wealth gap |
25.49% | 53.19% | 10.25% |
| 11 |  Panama's income inequality |
25.49% | 53.19% | 10.25% |
| 12 |  Nicaragua |
25.49% | 53.19% | 10.25% |
| 13 |  Paraguay's wealth gap |
25.49% | 53.19% | 10.25% |
| 14 |  Suriname |
25.49% | 53.19% | 10.25% |
| 15 |  income distribution in Guatemala |
25.49% | 53.19% | 10.25% |
| 16 |  income distribution in Bolivia |
25.49% | 53.19% | 10.25% |
| 17 |  Guyana's wealth gap |
25.49% | 53.19% | 10.25% |
| 18 |  Haiti |
25.49% | 53.19% | 10.25% |
| 19 |  Belize's wealth gap |
25.49% | 53.19% | 10.25% |
| 20 |  income distribution in Trinidad and Tobago |
25.49% | 53.19% | 10.25% |
Countries With the Most Equal Income Distribution in 2014
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 |  Slovakia's wealth gap |
10.29% | 30.17% | 24.60% |
| 2 |  income distribution in Ukraine |
8.21% | 30.22% | 24.50% |
| 3 |  Sweden's income inequality |
10.06% | 30.26% | 23.99% |
| 4 |  Iceland's wealth gap |
8.57% | 29.68% | 23.92% |
| 5 |  Norway's income inequality |
11.75% | 32.34% | 23.81% |
| 6 |  New Zealand |
11.81% | 33.47% | 23.25% |
| 7 |  income distribution in Austria |
8.77% | 31.15% | 23.18% |
| 8 |  Hungary's income inequality |
11.62% | 32.91% | 23.02% |
| 9 |  Netherlands's income inequality |
6.87% | 29.27% | 22.46% |
| 10 |  Switzerland |
11.32% | 32.89% | 22.39% |
| 11 |  income distribution in Slovenia |
7.82% | 29.96% | 22.23% |
| 12 |  Belarus's wealth gap |
10.65% | 33.89% | 22.10% |
| 13 |  income distribution in Denmark |
13.14% | 33.67% | 21.89% |
| 14 |  income distribution in Finland |
9.01% | 32.05% | 21.76% |
| 15 |  Italy's wealth gap |
7.99% | 30.87% | 21.20% |
| 16 |  France's wealth gap |
9.79% | 32.49% | 21.12% |
| 17 |  income distribution in Belgium |
8.34% | 31.87% | 20.97% |
| 18 |  income distribution in Spain |
12.14% | 34.88% | 20.54% |
| 19 |  Malta's income inequality |
10.42% | 34.08% | 20.38% |
| 20 |  Poland's income inequality |
14.26% | 37.26% | 20.04% |
Global Income Inequality Overview for 2014
- Countries with data: 184
- Average top 1% income share: 16.90%
- Average bottom 50% income share: 14.71%
- Highest top 1% share: Mexico (36.52%)
- Lowest top 1% share: Netherlands (6.87%)
Complete Country Rankings for 2014
| # | Country | Top 1% | Top 10% | Bottom 50% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico's wealth gap |
36.52% | 63.19% | 5.67% |
| 2 | Chile's income inequality |
33.56% | 65.64% | 7.27% |
| 3 | Peru |
31.36% | 55.02% | 10.13% |
| 4 | Mozambique |
31.11% | 64.63% | 8.30% |
| 5 | Brazil's wealth gap |
30.47% | 57.92% | 10.72% |
| 6 | Seychelles's wealth gap |
28.46% | 55.91% | 12.19% |
| 7 | Malawi |
28.26% | 57.53% | 11.19% |
| 8 | income distribution in Myanmar |
26.49% | 51.12% | 12.71% |
| 9 | El Salvador's income inequality |
25.91% | 51.74% | 8.38% |
| 10 | Honduras's income inequality |
25.49% | 53.19% | 10.25% |
| 11 | Panama |
25.49% | 53.19% | 10.25% |
| 12 | Nicaragua's wealth gap |
25.49% | 53.19% | 10.25% |
| 13 | income distribution in Paraguay |
25.49% | 53.19% | 10.25% |
| 14 | income distribution in Suriname |
25.49% | 53.19% | 10.25% |
| 15 | Guatemala |
25.49% | 53.19% | 10.25% |
| 16 | Bolivia |
25.49% | 53.19% | 10.25% |
| 17 | Guyana |
25.49% | 53.19% | 10.25% |
| 18 | Haiti's income inequality |
25.49% | 53.19% | 10.25% |
| 19 | Belize |
25.49% | 53.19% | 10.25% |
| 20 | Trinidad and Tobago |
25.49% | 53.19% | 10.25% |
| 21 |  Venezuela |
25.49% | 53.19% | 10.25% |
| 22 |  Jamaica's income inequality |
25.49% | 53.19% | 10.25% |
| 23 |  Bahamas's income inequality |
25.49% | 53.19% | 10.25% |
| 24 |  income distribution in Yemen |
25.07% | 59.56% | 9.44% |
| 25 |  income distribution in Dominican Republic |
24.85% | 53.75% | 8.27% |
| 26 |  Colombia's wealth gap |
24.45% | 55.95% | 9.37% |
| 27 |  Qatar's income inequality |
24.44% | 56.94% | 9.70% |
| 28 |  Bahrain |
24.04% | 56.48% | 10.86% |
| 29 |  Botswana's wealth gap |
23.98% | 61.28% | 7.55% |
| 30 |  Central African Republic's income inequality |
23.91% | 58.23% | 9.70% |
| 31 |  income distribution in Algeria |
23.25% | 50.10% | 15.78% |
| 32 |  Saudi Arabia's wealth gap |
23.16% | 52.05% | 10.65% |
| 33 |  Tunisia's wealth gap |
22.41% | 52.71% | 12.38% |
| 34 |  Namibia's wealth gap |
22.36% | 65.04% | 6.47% |
| 35 |  income distribution in Rwanda |
21.78% | 55.96% | 11.50% |
| 36 |  income distribution in India |
21.73% | 57.13% | 13.13% |
| 37 |  Georgia's wealth gap |
21.73% | 46.69% | 14.73% |
| 38 |  Angola's wealth gap |
21.72% | 54.54% | 10.31% |
| 39 |  Taiwan's income inequality |
21.58% | 49.30% | 10.72% |
| 40 |  income distribution in Zambia |
21.58% | 60.37% | 7.66% |
| 41 |  Lebanon's income inequality |
21.40% | 55.57% | 10.55% |
| 42 |  Grenada |
21.20% | 51.50% | 10.86% |
| 43 |  Antigua and Barbuda |
21.20% | 51.50% | 10.86% |
| 44 |  Dominica's income inequality |
21.20% | 51.50% | 10.86% |
| 45 |  Barbados's income inequality |
21.20% | 51.50% | 10.86% |
| 46 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's income inequality |
21.20% | 51.50% | 10.86% |
| 47 |  Saint Lucia |
21.20% | 51.50% | 10.86% |
| 48 |  income distribution in Saint Kitts and Nevis |
21.20% | 51.50% | 10.86% |
| 49 |  Egypt |
20.57% | 50.50% | 14.64% |
| 50 |  Sri Lanka's wealth gap |
20.54% | 48.85% | 14.02% |
| 51 |  income distribution in Congo |
20.52% | 55.93% | 9.92% |
| 52 |  Turkey's wealth gap |
20.49% | 51.73% | 14.46% |
| 53 |  Thailand |
20.45% | 52.92% | 12.48% |
| 54 |  Palestine's wealth gap |
20.24% | 52.77% | 12.28% |
| 55 |  Oman's income inequality |
19.93% | 56.27% | 9.06% |
| 56 |  South Africa's income inequality |
19.31% | 65.41% | 5.81% |
| 57 |  Turkmenistan |
18.89% | 48.39% | 12.63% |
| 58 |  Hong Kong's income inequality |
18.71% | 48.67% | 13.25% |
| 59 |  income distribution in Costa Rica |
18.53% | 52.65% | 8.46% |
| 60 |  Cambodia's income inequality |
18.20% | 45.45% | 13.84% |
| 61 |  Iraq |
18.02% | 47.47% | 15.69% |
| 62 |  income distribution in Ecuador |
17.87% | 43.74% | 13.51% |
| 63 |  Jordan's income inequality |
17.83% | 49.63% | 14.40% |
| 64 |  income distribution in Israel |
17.74% | 49.80% | 12.96% |
| 65 |  income distribution in Kuwait |
17.73% | 45.40% | 16.32% |
| 66 |  income distribution in Somalia |
17.57% | 50.70% | 13.16% |
| 67 |  Uruguay's wealth gap |
17.53% | 43.32% | 16.19% |
| 68 |  Mongolia's wealth gap |
17.48% | 44.32% | 14.07% |
| 69 |  Philippines's wealth gap |
17.32% | 47.37% | 13.03% |
| 70 |  income distribution in Tanzania |
17.28% | 50.09% | 13.54% |
| 71 |  income distribution in United Arab Emirates |
17.16% | 49.98% | 11.06% |
| 72 |  Indonesia |
17.06% | 43.43% | 15.14% |
| 73 |  Benin |
16.97% | 54.05% | 11.54% |
| 74 |  income distribution in Iran |
16.90% | 48.34% | 15.07% |
| 75 |  Pakistan's income inequality |
16.90% | 43.22% | 17.02% |
| 76 |  income distribution in Romania |
16.72% | 42.69% | 15.58% |
| 77 |  Zimbabwe's wealth gap |
16.71% | 51.97% | 11.56% |
| 78 |  Uzbekistan |
16.58% | 45.47% | 14.67% |
| 79 |  Mauritius's wealth gap |
16.57% | 48.75% | 14.33% |
| 80 |  income distribution in Papua New Guinea |
16.36% | 46.28% | 12.91% |
| 81 |  Djibouti's wealth gap |
16.34% | 50.98% | 12.31% |
| 82 |  income distribution in Uganda |
16.29% | 51.25% | 12.56% |
| 83 |  Bangladesh |
16.27% | 42.80% | 16.74% |
| 84 |  Serbia's wealth gap |
16.20% | 42.12% | 12.70% |
| 85 |  Nauru's wealth gap |
16.18% | 47.71% | 16.27% |
| 86 |  Fiji's income inequality |
16.18% | 47.71% | 16.27% |
| 87 |  Tonga's income inequality |
16.18% | 47.71% | 16.27% |
| 88 |  Marshall Islands's wealth gap |
16.18% | 47.71% | 16.27% |
| 89 |  income distribution in Tuvalu |
16.18% | 47.71% | 16.27% |
| 90 |  Palau's wealth gap |
16.18% | 47.71% | 16.27% |
| 91 |  Samoa's income inequality |
16.18% | 47.71% | 16.27% |
| 92 |  income distribution in Solomon Islands |
16.18% | 47.71% | 16.27% |
| 93 |  Vanuatu's wealth gap |
16.18% | 47.71% | 16.27% |
| 94 |  Kiribati's income inequality |
16.18% | 47.71% | 16.27% |
| 95 |  Libya |
16.13% | 46.70% | 15.40% |
| 96 |  Bhutan |
16.01% | 44.58% | 14.53% |
| 97 |  Cuba's income inequality |
15.92% | 42.89% | 14.21% |
| 98 |  Cameroon's income inequality |
15.85% | 52.05% | 10.63% |
| 99 |  Kenya |
15.83% | 49.36% | 12.80% |
| 100 |  Sudan's income inequality |
15.36% | 45.04% | 15.77% |
| 101 |  Lesotho's wealth gap |
15.27% | 50.65% | 10.84% |
| 102 |  income distribution in Gambia |
15.17% | 47.40% | 14.39% |
| 103 |  South Sudan |
15.15% | 49.83% | 11.64% |
| 104 |  Lithuania |
15.03% | 41.71% | 16.22% |
| 105 |  income distribution in Guinea-Bissau |
14.93% | 52.22% | 12.48% |
| 106 |  Madagascar's income inequality |
14.91% | 49.89% | 12.99% |
| 107 |  Malaysia |
14.87% | 40.27% | 17.30% |
| 108 |  Ghana's income inequality |
14.81% | 48.65% | 12.35% |
| 109 |  Chad |
14.72% | 48.18% | 13.17% |
| 110 |  Burundi's income inequality |
14.71% | 48.20% | 14.07% |
| 111 |  Maldives's income inequality |
14.71% | 41.50% | 16.88% |
| 112 |  income distribution in Burkina Faso |
14.55% | 47.26% | 15.04% |
| 113 |  North Korea |
14.41% | 42.42% | 15.24% |
| 114 |  Azerbaijan |
14.32% | 38.65% | 19.94% |
| 115 |  Afghanistan's wealth gap |
14.29% | 39.61% | 18.55% |
| 116 |  Togo's income inequality |
14.27% | 48.84% | 11.87% |
| 117 | income distribution in Poland |
14.26% | 37.26% | 20.04% |
| 118 |  Armenia's income inequality |
14.24% | 39.16% | 18.57% |
| 119 |  income distribution in Singapore |
14.21% | 46.17% | 16.70% |
| 120 |  Comoros's income inequality |
14.15% | 50.26% | 11.39% |
| 121 |  Eritrea's wealth gap |
14.04% | 45.31% | 15.97% |
| 122 |  income distribution in Ethiopia |
14.04% | 45.31% | 15.97% |
| 123 |  Nepal's income inequality |
14.02% | 41.78% | 16.43% |
| 124 |  income distribution in Senegal |
14.00% | 47.92% | 13.59% |
| 125 |  income distribution in Bulgaria |
13.88% | 37.95% | 18.33% |
| 126 |  Kazakhstan's wealth gap |
13.84% | 38.79% | 18.15% |
| 127 |  income distribution in China |
13.78% | 41.68% | 14.14% |
| 128 |  Macao |
13.74% | 41.55% | 14.38% |
| 129 |  Luxembourg |
13.62% | 36.39% | 19.81% |
| 130 |  Tajikistan |
13.53% | 40.96% | 16.45% |
| 131 |  income distribution in Morocco |
13.43% | 48.20% | 14.39% |
| 132 |  United Kingdom |
13.32% | 36.86% | 19.31% |
| 133 |  income distribution in Germany |
13.26% | 38.26% | 18.14% |
| 134 | Denmark's wealth gap |
13.14% | 33.67% | 21.89% |
| 135 |  Estonia |
13.10% | 38.49% | 16.15% |
| 136 |  income distribution in Sao Tome and Principe |
12.98% | 45.81% | 14.94% |
| 137 |  income distribution in Japan |
12.65% | 43.50% | 18.21% |
| 138 |  Gabon's income inequality |
12.55% | 45.18% | 13.94% |
| 139 |  Sierra Leone's income inequality |
12.54% | 44.69% | 15.52% |
| 140 |  Greece |
12.50% | 35.73% | 18.60% |
| 141 |  Argentina |
12.37% | 41.60% | 12.94% |
| 142 |  Kyrgyzstan's wealth gap |
12.34% | 37.03% | 20.01% |
| 143 | Spain |
12.14% | 34.88% | 20.54% |
| 144 |  Cyprus's income inequality |
12.05% | 37.65% | 17.75% |
| 145 |  income distribution in Equatorial Guinea |
12.01% | 45.33% | 13.94% |
| 146 | New Zealand's wealth gap |
11.81% | 33.47% | 23.25% |
| 147 | Norway's income inequality |
11.75% | 32.34% | 23.81% |
| 148 | Hungary's wealth gap |
11.62% | 32.91% | 23.02% |
| 149 |  Niger's income inequality |
11.60% | 43.30% | 15.72% |
| 150 |  Canada's wealth gap |
11.44% | 35.65% | 17.35% |
| 151 | income distribution in Switzerland |
11.32% | 32.89% | 22.39% |
| 152 |  Guinea's wealth gap |
11.26% | 41.10% | 16.86% |
| 153 |  Mali's income inequality |
10.94% | 43.09% | 15.50% |
| 154 |  Liberia's income inequality |
10.88% | 41.96% | 16.44% |
| 155 |  Monaco |
10.86% | 35.09% | 18.05% |
| 156 |  Andorra's wealth gap |
10.86% | 35.09% | 18.05% |
| 157 |  Liechtenstein's income inequality |
10.86% | 35.09% | 18.05% |
| 158 |  income distribution in San Marino |
10.86% | 35.09% | 18.05% |
| 159 |  Moldova's wealth gap |
10.78% | 35.06% | 17.75% |
| 160 |  income distribution in Mauritania |
10.75% | 40.48% | 16.78% |
| 161 |  Australia's income inequality |
10.73% | 34.86% | 17.50% |
| 162 |  Portugal |
10.72% | 37.32% | 18.49% |
| 163 | Belarus's income inequality |
10.65% | 33.89% | 22.10% |
| 164 |  Latvia |
10.61% | 36.86% | 17.83% |
| 165 | Malta's income inequality |
10.42% | 34.08% | 20.38% |
| 166 |  Ireland |
10.34% | 32.84% | 19.46% |
| 167 | Slovakia's income inequality |
10.29% | 30.17% | 24.60% |
| 168 |  Nigeria's income inequality |
10.26% | 42.39% | 15.15% |
| 169 |  income distribution in Croatia |
10.23% | 34.30% | 19.02% |
| 170 | Sweden's income inequality |
10.06% | 30.26% | 23.99% |
| 171 | income distribution in France |
9.79% | 32.49% | 21.12% |
| 172 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina's income inequality |
9.75% | 34.58% | 18.20% |
| 173 |  Albania's wealth gap |
9.59% | 35.54% | 17.24% |
| 174 |  Montenegro's wealth gap |
9.40% | 35.14% | 16.36% |
| 175 |  income distribution in Kosovo |
9.24% | 33.30% | 18.13% |
| 176 | income distribution in Finland |
9.01% | 32.05% | 21.76% |
| 177 | Austria's income inequality |
8.77% | 31.15% | 23.18% |
| 178 | income distribution in Iceland |
8.57% | 29.68% | 23.92% |
| 179 |  North Macedonia's income inequality |
8.55% | 32.71% | 19.46% |
| 180 | Belgium |
8.34% | 31.87% | 20.97% |
| 181 | Ukraine |
8.21% | 30.22% | 24.50% |
| 182 | Italy's wealth gap |
7.99% | 30.87% | 21.20% |
| 183 | Slovenia |
7.82% | 29.96% | 22.23% |
| 184 | Netherlands's income inequality |
6.87% | 29.27% | 22.46% |
Last updated: April 8, 2026
Data source: World Inequality Database (WID). This dataset covers income distribution metrics for 199 countries from 1980 to 2024.