In 2015, 184 countries reported income inequality data. The highest top 1% income concentration was in Chile at 33.69%. The global average top 1% income share was 16.51%.
Countries With the Highest Income Inequality in 2015
The following table ranks countries by their top 1% income share in 2015, showing where wealth concentration is most pronounced.
| # | Country | Top 1% | Top 10% | Bottom 50% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Chile |
33.69% | 65.22% | 7.40% |
| 2 |  income distribution in Mexico |
33.10% | 62.98% | 5.96% |
| 3 |  Mozambique |
29.88% | 63.79% | 8.51% |
| 4 |  Malawi's income inequality |
29.84% | 58.02% | 11.21% |
| 5 |  Peru |
29.58% | 55.56% | 10.02% |
| 6 |  Brazil's income inequality |
27.58% | 59.13% | 10.33% |
| 7 |  income distribution in Myanmar |
26.49% | 51.12% | 12.71% |
| 8 |  Bahrain's wealth gap |
25.59% | 57.75% | 10.38% |
| 9 |  Yemen's income inequality |
25.07% | 59.56% | 9.44% |
| 10 |  income distribution in Qatar |
24.44% | 56.94% | 9.70% |
| 11 |  Dominican Republic |
23.93% | 54.66% | 8.26% |
| 12 |  Seychelles |
23.56% | 51.61% | 13.48% |
| 13 |  Nicaragua's wealth gap |
23.30% | 52.82% | 10.31% |
| 14 |  Panama |
23.30% | 52.82% | 10.31% |
| 15 |  Paraguay's income inequality |
23.30% | 52.82% | 10.31% |
| 16 |  Venezuela's wealth gap |
23.30% | 52.82% | 10.31% |
| 17 |  Suriname's wealth gap |
23.30% | 52.82% | 10.31% |
| 18 |  Bolivia's wealth gap |
23.30% | 52.82% | 10.31% |
| 19 |  Bahamas |
23.30% | 52.82% | 10.31% |
| 20 |  Honduras's wealth gap |
23.30% | 52.82% | 10.31% |
Countries With the Most Equal Income Distribution in 2015
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 |  Norway's wealth gap |
9.97% | 30.76% | 24.54% |
| 2 |  Slovakia's income inequality |
11.16% | 31.70% | 23.89% |
| 3 |  Iceland's wealth gap |
8.46% | 29.62% | 23.85% |
| 4 |  Sweden's wealth gap |
10.58% | 31.09% | 23.53% |
| 5 |  income distribution in Ukraine |
9.22% | 32.12% | 23.28% |
| 6 |  income distribution in New Zealand |
11.47% | 33.16% | 23.22% |
| 7 |  income distribution in Austria |
8.83% | 31.26% | 23.06% |
| 8 |  Hungary's wealth gap |
11.64% | 32.88% | 23.02% |
| 9 |  Belarus |
9.03% | 32.11% | 22.78% |
| 10 |  Netherlands's income inequality |
6.88% | 29.25% | 22.62% |
| 11 |  Slovenia |
7.11% | 29.02% | 22.55% |
| 12 |  Switzerland's wealth gap |
11.54% | 32.72% | 22.50% |
| 13 |  income distribution in Denmark |
12.95% | 33.19% | 21.95% |
| 14 |  Finland's wealth gap |
9.56% | 32.93% | 21.37% |
| 15 |  income distribution in Belgium |
8.48% | 31.83% | 20.96% |
| 16 |  Italy's income inequality |
7.80% | 30.75% | 20.96% |
| 17 |  Luxembourg |
10.62% | 33.42% | 20.69% |
| 18 |  income distribution in France |
10.34% | 33.34% | 20.55% |
| 19 |  Azerbaijan's income inequality |
13.92% | 38.14% | 20.41% |
| 20 |  Spain |
12.64% | 35.32% | 20.37% |
Global Income Inequality Overview for 2015
- Countries with data: 184
- Average top 1% income share: 16.51%
- Average bottom 50% income share: 14.77%
- Highest top 1% share: Chile (33.69%)
- Lowest top 1% share: Netherlands (6.88%)
Complete Country Rankings for 2015
| # | Country | Top 1% | Top 10% | Bottom 50% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chile |
33.69% | 65.22% | 7.40% |
| 2 | Mexico |
33.10% | 62.98% | 5.96% |
| 3 | Mozambique |
29.88% | 63.79% | 8.51% |
| 4 | Malawi |
29.84% | 58.02% | 11.21% |
| 5 | Peru's income inequality |
29.58% | 55.56% | 10.02% |
| 6 | Brazil's wealth gap |
27.58% | 59.13% | 10.33% |
| 7 | Myanmar's income inequality |
26.49% | 51.12% | 12.71% |
| 8 | Bahrain |
25.59% | 57.75% | 10.38% |
| 9 | Yemen |
25.07% | 59.56% | 9.44% |
| 10 | Qatar |
24.44% | 56.94% | 9.70% |
| 11 | Dominican Republic's wealth gap |
23.93% | 54.66% | 8.26% |
| 12 | Seychelles's wealth gap |
23.56% | 51.61% | 13.48% |
| 13 | income distribution in Nicaragua |
23.30% | 52.82% | 10.31% |
| 14 | Panama's income inequality |
23.30% | 52.82% | 10.31% |
| 15 | income distribution in Paraguay |
23.30% | 52.82% | 10.31% |
| 16 | Venezuela |
23.30% | 52.82% | 10.31% |
| 17 | Suriname |
23.30% | 52.82% | 10.31% |
| 18 | Bolivia's wealth gap |
23.30% | 52.82% | 10.31% |
| 19 | Bahamas's income inequality |
23.30% | 52.82% | 10.31% |
| 20 | income distribution in Honduras |
23.30% | 52.82% | 10.31% |
| 21 |  Belize's wealth gap |
23.30% | 52.82% | 10.31% |
| 22 |  Jamaica's income inequality |
23.30% | 52.82% | 10.31% |
| 23 |  Guatemala's income inequality |
23.30% | 52.82% | 10.31% |
| 24 |  Haiti's income inequality |
23.30% | 52.82% | 10.31% |
| 25 |  Guyana's income inequality |
23.30% | 52.82% | 10.31% |
| 26 |  Trinidad and Tobago's income inequality |
23.30% | 52.82% | 10.31% |
| 27 |  Botswana |
23.28% | 60.61% | 7.62% |
| 28 |  Algeria |
23.25% | 50.10% | 15.78% |
| 29 |  Saudi Arabia's wealth gap |
23.16% | 52.05% | 10.65% |
| 30 |  Angola |
22.79% | 55.41% | 9.99% |
| 31 |  Central African Republic's wealth gap |
22.73% | 57.11% | 10.05% |
| 32 |  income distribution in Tunisia |
22.41% | 52.71% | 12.38% |
| 33 |  Zambia's income inequality |
22.24% | 60.83% | 7.38% |
| 34 |  India |
22.10% | 57.77% | 12.97% |
| 35 |  Colombia's wealth gap |
21.90% | 56.26% | 9.44% |
| 36 |  Namibia's income inequality |
21.58% | 64.20% | 6.55% |
| 37 |  Lebanon |
21.28% | 55.09% | 10.61% |
| 38 |  Egypt's wealth gap |
21.24% | 51.07% | 14.51% |
| 39 |  Grenada's income inequality |
21.19% | 50.99% | 11.41% |
| 40 |  Antigua and Barbuda's wealth gap |
21.19% | 50.99% | 11.41% |
| 41 |  Barbados |
21.19% | 50.99% | 11.41% |
| 42 |  Dominica's income inequality |
21.19% | 50.99% | 11.41% |
| 43 |  income distribution in Saint Kitts and Nevis |
21.19% | 50.99% | 11.41% |
| 44 |  Saint Lucia's income inequality |
21.19% | 50.99% | 11.41% |
| 45 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's wealth gap |
21.19% | 50.99% | 11.41% |
| 46 |  Turkey |
21.12% | 52.42% | 14.21% |
| 47 |  Rwanda's wealth gap |
20.84% | 54.95% | 11.67% |
| 48 |  Georgia |
20.60% | 46.84% | 14.47% |
| 49 |  income distribution in Congo |
20.52% | 55.93% | 9.92% |
| 50 |  Sri Lanka |
20.45% | 48.86% | 14.16% |
| 51 |  income distribution in Iraq |
20.29% | 49.65% | 14.83% |
| 52 |  income distribution in Oman |
19.93% | 56.27% | 9.06% |
| 53 |  Costa Rica's wealth gap |
19.68% | 53.42% | 8.32% |
| 54 |  South Africa's wealth gap |
19.31% | 65.41% | 5.81% |
| 55 |  income distribution in Palestine |
19.25% | 52.11% | 12.30% |
| 56 |  income distribution in Thailand |
19.19% | 50.29% | 13.38% |
| 57 |  income distribution in Turkmenistan |
18.64% | 48.18% | 12.87% |
| 58 |  Taiwan's wealth gap |
18.33% | 47.32% | 11.29% |
| 59 |  Hong Kong's income inequality |
18.27% | 48.42% | 13.43% |
| 60 |  income distribution in Cambodia |
18.18% | 45.43% | 13.86% |
| 61 |  Uruguay |
18.16% | 44.30% | 15.97% |
| 62 |  Indonesia's wealth gap |
18.08% | 44.97% | 14.75% |
| 63 |  Jordan's wealth gap |
17.83% | 49.63% | 14.40% |
| 64 |  income distribution in Kuwait |
17.73% | 45.40% | 16.32% |
| 65 |  Tanzania's wealth gap |
17.57% | 50.52% | 13.34% |
| 66 |  income distribution in Benin |
17.51% | 54.75% | 11.42% |
| 67 |  Somalia |
17.47% | 50.66% | 13.13% |
| 68 |  Israel |
17.31% | 49.50% | 13.12% |
| 69 |  Pakistan's income inequality |
17.26% | 44.10% | 16.82% |
| 70 |  income distribution in Philippines |
17.20% | 46.97% | 13.23% |
| 71 |  Zimbabwe's income inequality |
16.97% | 52.17% | 11.46% |
| 72 |  United Arab Emirates's income inequality |
16.93% | 49.80% | 11.51% |
| 73 |  Mongolia |
16.73% | 43.44% | 14.76% |
| 74 |  Libya's income inequality |
16.73% | 47.28% | 15.19% |
| 75 |  Romania's income inequality |
16.69% | 42.42% | 15.74% |
| 76 |  income distribution in Uganda |
16.67% | 51.66% | 12.35% |
| 77 |  Uzbekistan's income inequality |
16.58% | 45.47% | 14.67% |
| 78 |  income distribution in El Salvador |
16.48% | 46.68% | 8.98% |
| 79 |  income distribution in Mauritius |
16.34% | 48.30% | 14.49% |
| 80 |  income distribution in Papua New Guinea |
16.28% | 46.21% | 12.97% |
| 81 |  Djibouti |
16.18% | 50.51% | 12.57% |
| 82 |  Solomon Islands's income inequality |
16.17% | 47.88% | 16.19% |
| 83 |  Vanuatu's income inequality |
16.17% | 47.88% | 16.19% |
| 84 |  Fiji's income inequality |
16.17% | 47.88% | 16.19% |
| 85 |  Samoa's wealth gap |
16.17% | 47.88% | 16.19% |
| 86 |  Nauru's income inequality |
16.17% | 47.88% | 16.19% |
| 87 |  income distribution in Palau |
16.17% | 47.88% | 16.19% |
| 88 |  Marshall Islands's wealth gap |
16.17% | 47.88% | 16.19% |
| 89 |  income distribution in Tonga |
16.17% | 47.88% | 16.19% |
| 90 |  income distribution in Kiribati |
16.17% | 47.88% | 16.19% |
| 91 |  Tuvalu's wealth gap |
16.17% | 47.88% | 16.19% |
| 92 |  income distribution in Bangladesh |
16.12% | 42.48% | 17.02% |
| 93 |  income distribution in Cuba |
15.56% | 42.58% | 14.25% |
| 94 |  Cameroon |
15.48% | 51.41% | 10.88% |
| 95 |  Sudan's income inequality |
15.36% | 45.04% | 15.77% |
| 96 |  South Sudan's wealth gap |
15.33% | 49.92% | 11.78% |
| 97 |  Iran's wealth gap |
15.31% | 46.47% | 15.92% |
| 98 |  Ecuador's wealth gap |
15.28% | 41.79% | 13.66% |
| 99 |  Kenya's income inequality |
15.20% | 48.72% | 13.01% |
| 100 |  Bhutan |
15.16% | 43.59% | 14.83% |
| 101 |  Burkina Faso |
15.10% | 48.80% | 14.28% |
| 102 |  Armenia's wealth gap |
15.04% | 40.56% | 18.03% |
| 103 |  Ghana |
15.02% | 48.78% | 12.28% |
| 104 |  Lesotho |
15.00% | 50.27% | 10.99% |
| 105 |  Poland's wealth gap |
14.93% | 37.78% | 19.84% |
| 106 |  Serbia |
14.91% | 40.66% | 13.70% |
| 107 |  Malaysia |
14.87% | 40.27% | 17.30% |
| 108 |  Madagascar's income inequality |
14.78% | 49.45% | 13.25% |
| 109 |  Burundi |
14.67% | 48.02% | 14.13% |
| 110 |  North Korea |
14.65% | 42.56% | 15.18% |
| 111 |  Kyrgyzstan's wealth gap |
14.59% | 39.68% | 19.09% |
| 112 |  Chad |
14.39% | 47.81% | 13.46% |
| 113 |  Afghanistan's wealth gap |
14.38% | 39.87% | 18.48% |
| 114 |  Guinea-Bissau's income inequality |
14.38% | 50.23% | 13.21% |
| 115 |  Senegal's wealth gap |
14.27% | 47.99% | 13.66% |
| 116 |  Bulgaria's wealth gap |
14.26% | 39.08% | 17.94% |
| 117 |  income distribution in Singapore |
14.21% | 46.24% | 16.67% |
| 118 |  Comoros's wealth gap |
14.15% | 50.26% | 11.39% |
| 119 |  China |
14.04% | 41.78% | 14.12% |
| 120 |  Macao's income inequality |
14.00% | 41.66% | 14.36% |
| 121 |  income distribution in Sao Tome and Principe |
13.98% | 47.41% | 14.31% |
| 122 | Azerbaijan |
13.92% | 38.14% | 20.41% |
| 123 |  Togo's wealth gap |
13.86% | 47.98% | 12.22% |
| 124 |  income distribution in Eritrea |
13.82% | 45.47% | 15.83% |
| 125 |  income distribution in Ethiopia |
13.82% | 45.47% | 15.83% |
| 126 |  Maldives's income inequality |
13.77% | 40.36% | 17.60% |
| 127 |  income distribution in Nepal |
13.75% | 41.50% | 16.67% |
| 128 |  Gambia's wealth gap |
13.61% | 45.87% | 15.02% |
| 129 |  income distribution in Morocco |
13.43% | 48.20% | 14.39% |
| 130 |  Germany's income inequality |
13.26% | 38.17% | 18.24% |
| 131 |  income distribution in Argentina |
13.25% | 41.65% | 13.12% |
| 132 |  Sierra Leone's income inequality |
13.16% | 45.27% | 15.39% |
| 133 |  Tajikistan's income inequality |
13.06% | 40.72% | 16.70% |
| 134 | Denmark's income inequality |
12.95% | 33.19% | 21.95% |
| 135 |  Niger's wealth gap |
12.76% | 44.77% | 15.38% |
| 136 |  income distribution in Japan |
12.74% | 43.58% | 18.13% |
| 137 |  income distribution in Kazakhstan |
12.71% | 37.30% | 19.43% |
| 138 | Spain |
12.64% | 35.32% | 20.37% |
| 139 |  income distribution in United Kingdom |
12.30% | 35.69% | 19.86% |
| 140 |  income distribution in Greece |
12.29% | 35.46% | 18.71% |
| 141 |  Gabon's income inequality |
12.04% | 44.56% | 14.10% |
| 142 |  Equatorial Guinea's wealth gap |
12.01% | 45.33% | 13.94% |
| 143 |  Ireland's income inequality |
11.81% | 35.26% | 18.89% |
| 144 | income distribution in Hungary |
11.64% | 32.88% | 23.02% |
| 145 |  Liberia's income inequality |
11.54% | 42.60% | 15.93% |
| 146 | Switzerland |
11.54% | 32.72% | 22.50% |
| 147 |  Cyprus's income inequality |
11.52% | 37.51% | 17.54% |
| 148 |  Canada |
11.49% | 35.39% | 17.34% |
| 149 | New Zealand |
11.47% | 33.16% | 23.22% |
| 150 |  Moldova |
11.32% | 35.31% | 17.63% |
| 151 |  income distribution in Lithuania |
11.25% | 37.66% | 17.26% |
| 152 |  Estonia |
11.23% | 35.88% | 17.26% |
| 153 |  Mali's wealth gap |
11.19% | 43.45% | 15.33% |
| 154 | income distribution in Slovakia |
11.16% | 31.70% | 23.89% |
| 155 |  income distribution in Montenegro |
10.98% | 37.67% | 14.43% |
| 156 |  Portugal's income inequality |
10.86% | 37.17% | 18.62% |
| 157 |  income distribution in Croatia |
10.77% | 34.29% | 19.12% |
| 158 |  Monaco's wealth gap |
10.66% | 34.99% | 18.08% |
| 159 |  San Marino's income inequality |
10.66% | 34.99% | 18.08% |
| 160 |  Liechtenstein's income inequality |
10.66% | 34.99% | 18.08% |
| 161 |  income distribution in Andorra |
10.66% | 34.99% | 18.08% |
| 162 |  Guinea |
10.63% | 40.30% | 17.20% |
| 163 |  income distribution in Malta |
10.63% | 35.08% | 19.90% |
| 164 | Luxembourg |
10.62% | 33.42% | 20.69% |
| 165 |  income distribution in Mauritania |
10.60% | 40.37% | 16.84% |
| 166 | Sweden's wealth gap |
10.58% | 31.09% | 23.53% |
| 167 | income distribution in France |
10.34% | 33.34% | 20.55% |
| 168 |  Nigeria's income inequality |
10.30% | 42.49% | 15.09% |
| 169 |  income distribution in Australia |
10.19% | 34.48% | 17.17% |
| 170 |  Latvia's wealth gap |
10.10% | 35.88% | 18.03% |
| 171 | Norway's income inequality |
9.97% | 30.76% | 24.54% |
| 172 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina's wealth gap |
9.86% | 34.69% | 18.22% |
| 173 |  income distribution in Albania |
9.62% | 35.21% | 17.65% |
| 174 | income distribution in Finland |
9.56% | 32.93% | 21.37% |
| 175 | income distribution in Ukraine |
9.22% | 32.12% | 23.28% |
| 176 |  income distribution in Kosovo |
9.21% | 33.10% | 18.26% |
| 177 | Belarus's income inequality |
9.03% | 32.11% | 22.78% |
| 178 | Austria |
8.83% | 31.26% | 23.06% |
| 179 | Belgium's income inequality |
8.48% | 31.83% | 20.96% |
| 180 | Iceland |
8.46% | 29.62% | 23.85% |
| 181 |  income distribution in North Macedonia |
8.32% | 32.21% | 19.59% |
| 182 | Italy |
7.80% | 30.75% | 20.96% |
| 183 | income distribution in Slovenia |
7.11% | 29.02% | 22.55% |
| 184 | Netherlands's wealth gap |
6.88% | 29.25% | 22.62% |
Last updated: April 8, 2026
Data source: World Inequality Database (WID). This dataset covers income distribution metrics for 199 countries from 1980 to 2024.