In 2019, 184 countries reported income inequality data. The highest top 1% income concentration was in Mexico at 31.34%. The global average top 1% income share was 16.16%.
Countries With the Highest Income Inequality in 2019
The following table ranks countries by their top 1% income share in 2019, showing where wealth concentration is most pronounced.
| # | Country | Top 1% | Top 10% | Bottom 50% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  income distribution in Mexico |
31.34% | 63.57% | 6.37% |
| 2 |  income distribution in Iraq |
30.03% | 58.98% | 11.15% |
| 3 |  income distribution in Chile |
29.84% | 60.52% | 7.18% |
| 4 |  Peru's income inequality |
26.55% | 56.41% | 9.94% |
| 5 |  Angola's wealth gap |
25.98% | 58.01% | 9.04% |
| 6 |  Dominican Republic's income inequality |
25.63% | 52.05% | 10.60% |
| 7 |  Bahrain's wealth gap |
25.59% | 57.75% | 10.38% |
| 8 |  Brazil |
25.33% | 56.45% | 10.03% |
| 9 |  Yemen's wealth gap |
25.07% | 59.56% | 9.44% |
| 10 |  income distribution in Mozambique |
24.97% | 60.40% | 9.36% |
| 11 |  Qatar's income inequality |
24.44% | 56.94% | 9.70% |
| 12 |  Botswana's income inequality |
23.28% | 60.61% | 7.62% |
| 13 |  Algeria |
23.25% | 50.10% | 15.78% |
| 14 |  Saudi Arabia's income inequality |
23.16% | 52.05% | 10.65% |
| 15 |  Costa Rica's income inequality |
22.68% | 55.16% | 7.47% |
| 16 |  income distribution in Nicaragua |
22.66% | 52.58% | 10.15% |
| 17 |  income distribution in Honduras |
22.66% | 52.58% | 10.15% |
| 18 |  income distribution in Panama |
22.66% | 52.58% | 10.15% |
| 19 |  Paraguay's income inequality |
22.66% | 52.58% | 10.15% |
| 20 |  Guatemala's income inequality |
22.66% | 52.58% | 10.15% |
Countries With the Most Equal Income Distribution in 2019
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's wealth gap |
8.01% | 28.03% | 25.67% |
| 2 |  Norway's income inequality |
9.46% | 30.23% | 24.59% |
| 3 |  Slovakia |
7.52% | 26.78% | 24.48% |
| 4 |  Sweden's income inequality |
10.39% | 30.49% | 23.90% |
| 5 |  Switzerland's income inequality |
10.19% | 30.84% | 23.31% |
| 6 |  Austria's wealth gap |
8.92% | 31.33% | 23.26% |
| 7 |  Slovenia's wealth gap |
8.00% | 29.57% | 23.07% |
| 8 |  income distribution in Ukraine |
9.33% | 33.08% | 22.59% |
| 9 |  Belarus's income inequality |
9.61% | 32.77% | 22.58% |
| 10 |  Netherlands |
6.92% | 29.37% | 22.54% |
| 11 |  income distribution in Hungary |
11.43% | 32.89% | 22.36% |
| 12 |  New Zealand's wealth gap |
11.91% | 33.97% | 21.93% |
| 13 |  Finland's wealth gap |
10.26% | 33.12% | 21.80% |
| 14 |  Denmark |
12.42% | 33.24% | 21.62% |
| 15 |  Spain's income inequality |
12.04% | 34.12% | 21.22% |
| 16 |  Greece's wealth gap |
10.84% | 32.64% | 21.06% |
| 17 |  North Macedonia's income inequality |
7.87% | 30.60% | 20.74% |
| 18 |  Italy's wealth gap |
9.01% | 32.68% | 20.50% |
| 19 |  France |
11.39% | 34.06% | 20.48% |
| 20 |  Belgium |
8.70% | 32.95% | 20.38% |
Global Income Inequality Overview for 2019
- Countries with data: 184
- Average top 1% income share: 16.16%
- Average bottom 50% income share: 14.94%
- Highest top 1% share: Mexico (31.34%)
- Lowest top 1% share: Netherlands (6.92%)
Complete Country Rankings for 2019
| # | Country | Top 1% | Top 10% | Bottom 50% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | income distribution in Mexico |
31.34% | 63.57% | 6.37% |
| 2 | income distribution in Iraq |
30.03% | 58.98% | 11.15% |
| 3 | income distribution in Chile |
29.84% | 60.52% | 7.18% |
| 4 | income distribution in Peru |
26.55% | 56.41% | 9.94% |
| 5 | Angola's wealth gap |
25.98% | 58.01% | 9.04% |
| 6 | Dominican Republic's wealth gap |
25.63% | 52.05% | 10.60% |
| 7 | Bahrain |
25.59% | 57.75% | 10.38% |
| 8 | Brazil |
25.33% | 56.45% | 10.03% |
| 9 | Yemen's income inequality |
25.07% | 59.56% | 9.44% |
| 10 | Mozambique |
24.97% | 60.40% | 9.36% |
| 11 | income distribution in Qatar |
24.44% | 56.94% | 9.70% |
| 12 | Botswana |
23.28% | 60.61% | 7.62% |
| 13 | Algeria's wealth gap |
23.25% | 50.10% | 15.78% |
| 14 | Saudi Arabia's wealth gap |
23.16% | 52.05% | 10.65% |
| 15 | income distribution in Costa Rica |
22.68% | 55.16% | 7.47% |
| 16 | income distribution in Nicaragua |
22.66% | 52.58% | 10.15% |
| 17 | Honduras's wealth gap |
22.66% | 52.58% | 10.15% |
| 18 | Panama's wealth gap |
22.66% | 52.58% | 10.15% |
| 19 | Paraguay's wealth gap |
22.66% | 52.58% | 10.15% |
| 20 | Guatemala's income inequality |
22.66% | 52.58% | 10.15% |
| 21 |  Haiti's income inequality |
22.66% | 52.58% | 10.15% |
| 22 |  Trinidad and Tobago's wealth gap |
22.66% | 52.58% | 10.15% |
| 23 |  Bahamas's wealth gap |
22.66% | 52.58% | 10.15% |
| 24 |  Suriname's wealth gap |
22.66% | 52.58% | 10.15% |
| 25 |  Guyana's income inequality |
22.66% | 52.58% | 10.15% |
| 26 |  Belize |
22.66% | 52.58% | 10.15% |
| 27 |  income distribution in Jamaica |
22.66% | 52.58% | 10.15% |
| 28 |  Venezuela's wealth gap |
22.66% | 52.58% | 10.15% |
| 29 |  Bolivia's income inequality |
22.66% | 52.58% | 10.15% |
| 30 |  Colombia's wealth gap |
22.44% | 59.69% | 7.62% |
| 31 |  Tunisia |
22.41% | 52.71% | 12.38% |
| 32 |  income distribution in India |
22.03% | 58.70% | 13.07% |
| 33 |  Namibia's income inequality |
21.58% | 64.20% | 6.55% |
| 34 |  Uganda's income inequality |
21.42% | 53.05% | 12.20% |
| 35 |  Dominica's wealth gap |
21.18% | 49.01% | 13.60% |
| 36 |  Barbados's income inequality |
21.18% | 49.01% | 13.60% |
| 37 |  Antigua and Barbuda's wealth gap |
21.18% | 49.01% | 13.60% |
| 38 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
21.18% | 49.01% | 13.60% |
| 39 |  Saint Lucia's income inequality |
21.18% | 49.01% | 13.60% |
| 40 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis |
21.18% | 49.01% | 13.60% |
| 41 |  Grenada |
21.18% | 49.01% | 13.60% |
| 42 |  Georgia's wealth gap |
21.11% | 49.03% | 13.90% |
| 43 |  Zimbabwe |
21.07% | 58.95% | 9.23% |
| 44 |  income distribution in Egypt |
20.75% | 50.17% | 15.00% |
| 45 |  Lebanon's wealth gap |
20.73% | 52.89% | 10.91% |
| 46 |  Congo |
20.52% | 55.93% | 9.92% |
| 47 |  Sri Lanka's income inequality |
20.47% | 48.98% | 14.13% |
| 48 |  Oman's income inequality |
19.93% | 56.27% | 9.06% |
| 49 |  Zambia's wealth gap |
19.84% | 58.20% | 8.20% |
| 50 |  Turkmenistan's income inequality |
19.50% | 48.89% | 12.06% |
| 51 |  Rwanda's income inequality |
19.48% | 53.20% | 12.52% |
| 52 |  Taiwan |
19.33% | 48.12% | 11.79% |
| 53 |  South Africa's income inequality |
19.31% | 65.41% | 5.81% |
| 54 |  Turkey |
18.92% | 54.48% | 11.98% |
| 55 |  Tanzania's income inequality |
18.15% | 51.37% | 12.95% |
| 56 |  Cambodia's income inequality |
18.13% | 45.38% | 13.91% |
| 57 |  Kyrgyzstan |
18.09% | 43.27% | 16.87% |
| 58 |  income distribution in Central African Republic |
17.97% | 52.64% | 11.43% |
| 59 |  Indonesia's wealth gap |
17.85% | 46.86% | 12.45% |
| 60 |  Hong Kong |
17.84% | 48.18% | 13.59% |
| 61 |  Jordan |
17.83% | 49.63% | 14.40% |
| 62 |  Kuwait |
17.73% | 45.40% | 16.32% |
| 63 |  Palestine's income inequality |
17.49% | 51.49% | 11.50% |
| 64 |  income distribution in Uruguay |
17.29% | 45.20% | 15.09% |
| 65 |  income distribution in Estonia |
16.92% | 40.76% | 16.62% |
| 66 |  income distribution in Israel |
16.91% | 49.21% | 13.28% |
| 67 |  Ecuador |
16.84% | 43.66% | 12.22% |
| 68 |  Libya |
16.70% | 47.13% | 15.22% |
| 69 |  Myanmar |
16.66% | 42.93% | 15.98% |
| 70 |  income distribution in Uzbekistan |
16.65% | 45.53% | 14.62% |
| 71 |  Pakistan's income inequality |
16.65% | 42.81% | 17.30% |
| 72 |  income distribution in Philippines |
16.62% | 45.40% | 14.35% |
| 73 |  income distribution in El Salvador |
16.50% | 44.60% | 9.74% |
| 74 |  Bulgaria's income inequality |
16.50% | 41.97% | 16.76% |
| 75 |  income distribution in Papua New Guinea |
16.37% | 46.28% | 12.91% |
| 76 |  Cuba's income inequality |
16.32% | 44.19% | 13.32% |
| 77 |  United Arab Emirates's income inequality |
16.19% | 49.21% | 12.91% |
| 78 |  Bangladesh's income inequality |
16.16% | 42.40% | 17.08% |
| 79 |  Solomon Islands's income inequality |
16.10% | 48.46% | 15.89% |
| 80 |  Fiji's wealth gap |
16.10% | 48.46% | 15.89% |
| 81 |  Samoa's wealth gap |
16.10% | 48.46% | 15.89% |
| 82 |  Vanuatu's income inequality |
16.10% | 48.46% | 15.89% |
| 83 |  Nauru |
16.10% | 48.46% | 15.89% |
| 84 |  Kiribati's income inequality |
16.10% | 48.46% | 15.89% |
| 85 |  Marshall Islands's income inequality |
16.10% | 48.46% | 15.89% |
| 86 |  income distribution in Palau |
16.10% | 48.46% | 15.89% |
| 87 |  income distribution in Tonga |
16.10% | 48.46% | 15.89% |
| 88 |  income distribution in Tuvalu |
16.10% | 48.46% | 15.89% |
| 89 |  Burkina Faso's wealth gap |
16.06% | 51.45% | 12.80% |
| 90 |  Mongolia's wealth gap |
16.05% | 42.90% | 14.95% |
| 91 |  Sao Tome and Principe |
15.98% | 50.61% | 13.04% |
| 92 |  Somalia |
15.97% | 48.81% | 13.81% |
| 93 |  Mauritius's wealth gap |
15.89% | 47.40% | 14.80% |
| 94 |  Djibouti's wealth gap |
15.86% | 49.55% | 13.09% |
| 95 |  Thailand's income inequality |
15.55% | 48.06% | 11.70% |
| 96 |  Gambia's wealth gap |
15.54% | 47.57% | 14.11% |
| 97 |  Niger's income inequality |
15.53% | 47.88% | 15.00% |
| 98 |  South Sudan's income inequality |
15.52% | 50.01% | 11.91% |
| 99 |  income distribution in Sudan |
15.36% | 45.04% | 15.77% |
| 100 |  Iran |
15.30% | 46.74% | 15.24% |
| 101 |  Ghana's wealth gap |
15.23% | 48.91% | 12.21% |
| 102 |  Malawi's income inequality |
15.23% | 48.46% | 13.91% |
| 103 |  Afghanistan |
15.08% | 41.01% | 17.79% |
| 104 |  Sierra Leone's income inequality |
15.02% | 47.00% | 14.99% |
| 105 |  Togo's wealth gap |
15.02% | 49.04% | 12.98% |
| 106 |  Armenia's income inequality |
15.00% | 39.60% | 18.59% |
| 107 |  Serbia's wealth gap |
14.99% | 37.86% | 17.08% |
| 108 |  income distribution in Kazakhstan |
14.88% | 41.20% | 16.44% |
| 109 |  Poland |
14.84% | 37.70% | 19.49% |
| 110 |  Argentina's income inequality |
14.82% | 43.70% | 12.66% |
| 111 |  North Korea's income inequality |
14.76% | 42.67% | 15.12% |
| 112 |  China |
14.66% | 42.36% | 13.98% |
| 113 |  Tajikistan's wealth gap |
14.53% | 42.23% | 15.48% |
| 114 |  income distribution in Burundi |
14.52% | 47.28% | 14.35% |
| 115 |  Romania's wealth gap |
14.46% | 41.14% | 15.44% |
| 116 |  Lesotho |
14.45% | 49.51% | 11.28% |
| 117 |  Senegal's wealth gap |
14.41% | 47.38% | 14.26% |
| 118 |  income distribution in Madagascar |
14.25% | 47.70% | 14.27% |
| 119 |  Singapore's wealth gap |
14.21% | 46.28% | 16.65% |
| 120 |  Comoros |
14.15% | 50.26% | 11.39% |
| 121 |  income distribution in Cameroon |
14.01% | 48.87% | 11.87% |
| 122 |  Bhutan's wealth gap |
14.00% | 42.14% | 15.04% |
| 123 |  Macao's income inequality |
14.00% | 41.66% | 14.36% |
| 124 |  income distribution in Azerbaijan |
13.99% | 38.22% | 20.33% |
| 125 |  Benin |
13.90% | 46.05% | 14.67% |
| 126 |  Nepal |
13.72% | 41.47% | 16.70% |
| 127 |  Morocco |
13.43% | 48.20% | 14.39% |
| 128 |  Chad's wealth gap |
13.24% | 46.60% | 14.41% |
| 129 |  income distribution in Maldives |
13.08% | 39.51% | 18.08% |
| 130 |  Germany |
13.05% | 37.45% | 18.80% |
| 131 |  Ireland |
12.71% | 36.85% | 19.67% |
| 132 |  United Kingdom's income inequality |
12.70% | 35.79% | 20.29% |
| 133 |  Kenya's wealth gap |
12.70% | 45.77% | 14.57% |
| 134 |  Japan's wealth gap |
12.65% | 43.50% | 18.21% |
| 135 | Denmark's wealth gap |
12.42% | 33.24% | 21.62% |
| 136 |  Malaysia's wealth gap |
12.22% | 35.95% | 19.31% |
| 137 |  Liberia's wealth gap |
12.20% | 43.24% | 15.43% |
| 138 |  Guinea-Bissau's income inequality |
12.17% | 43.52% | 15.62% |
| 139 | income distribution in Spain |
12.04% | 34.12% | 21.22% |
| 140 |  Equatorial Guinea |
12.01% | 45.33% | 13.94% |
| 141 |  income distribution in Mali |
12.00% | 44.68% | 14.91% |
| 142 | income distribution in New Zealand |
11.91% | 33.97% | 21.93% |
| 143 |  Nigeria's income inequality |
11.76% | 42.64% | 15.64% |
| 144 |  Ethiopia |
11.58% | 42.14% | 16.84% |
| 145 |  Eritrea's income inequality |
11.58% | 42.14% | 16.84% |
| 146 | Hungary's wealth gap |
11.43% | 32.89% | 22.36% |
| 147 | France's wealth gap |
11.39% | 34.06% | 20.48% |
| 148 |  Moldova's wealth gap |
11.23% | 35.06% | 17.93% |
| 149 |  income distribution in Lithuania |
11.09% | 37.35% | 17.33% |
| 150 |  income distribution in Gabon |
11.02% | 43.32% | 14.42% |
| 151 |  Malta |
10.94% | 35.33% | 19.64% |
| 152 | income distribution in Greece |
10.84% | 32.64% | 21.06% |
| 153 |  San Marino's income inequality |
10.50% | 35.05% | 18.60% |
| 154 |  income distribution in Monaco |
10.50% | 35.05% | 18.60% |
| 155 |  income distribution in Andorra |
10.50% | 35.05% | 18.60% |
| 156 |  Liechtenstein |
10.50% | 35.05% | 18.60% |
| 157 |  Portugal |
10.46% | 35.84% | 19.64% |
| 158 |  Canada |
10.39% | 34.38% | 17.91% |
| 159 | Sweden's income inequality |
10.39% | 30.49% | 23.90% |
| 160 | Finland's wealth gap |
10.26% | 33.12% | 21.80% |
| 161 | income distribution in Switzerland |
10.19% | 30.84% | 23.31% |
| 162 |  Luxembourg |
10.10% | 33.45% | 19.69% |
| 163 |  Mauritania |
9.97% | 39.94% | 17.04% |
| 164 |  Australia's income inequality |
9.91% | 32.91% | 17.23% |
| 165 |  Croatia |
9.63% | 34.71% | 19.04% |
| 166 | Belarus's wealth gap |
9.61% | 32.77% | 22.58% |
| 167 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina's income inequality |
9.56% | 34.38% | 18.34% |
| 168 | Norway |
9.46% | 30.23% | 24.59% |
| 169 |  Latvia |
9.41% | 35.51% | 17.42% |
| 170 |  Albania |
9.33% | 34.48% | 18.32% |
| 171 | Ukraine's income inequality |
9.33% | 33.08% | 22.59% |
| 172 |  Kosovo |
9.25% | 33.40% | 18.09% |
| 173 | Italy's income inequality |
9.01% | 32.68% | 20.50% |
| 174 | Austria's wealth gap |
8.92% | 31.33% | 23.26% |
| 175 |  Cyprus |
8.85% | 33.69% | 20.34% |
| 176 |  Seychelles's wealth gap |
8.78% | 38.65% | 17.38% |
| 177 |  income distribution in Montenegro |
8.74% | 35.06% | 15.94% |
| 178 |  Guinea's wealth gap |
8.71% | 37.91% | 18.20% |
| 179 | Belgium's income inequality |
8.70% | 32.95% | 20.38% |
| 180 | income distribution in Iceland |
8.01% | 28.03% | 25.67% |
| 181 | Slovenia's wealth gap |
8.00% | 29.57% | 23.07% |
| 182 | North Macedonia's wealth gap |
7.87% | 30.60% | 20.74% |
| 183 | income distribution in Slovakia |
7.52% | 26.78% | 24.48% |
| 184 | Netherlands's income inequality |
6.92% | 29.37% | 22.54% |
Last updated: April 8, 2026
Data source: World Inequality Database (WID). This dataset covers income distribution metrics for 199 countries from 1980 to 2024.