In 2022, 184 countries reported income inequality data. The highest top 1% income concentration was in Iraq at 38.10%. The global average top 1% income share was 16.15%.
Countries With the Highest Income Inequality in 2022
The following table ranks countries by their top 1% income share in 2022, showing where wealth concentration is most pronounced.
| # | Country | Top 1% | Top 10% | Bottom 50% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  income distribution in Iraq |
38.10% | 66.71% | 8.11% |
| 2 |  income distribution in Peru |
35.81% | 59.18% | 9.28% |
| 3 |  income distribution in Colombia |
26.96% | 63.31% | 5.84% |
| 4 |  Chile's income inequality |
26.71% | 59.47% | 8.18% |
| 5 |  income distribution in Angola |
25.98% | 58.01% | 9.04% |
| 6 |  Brazil's wealth gap |
25.75% | 59.39% | 9.06% |
| 7 |  income distribution in Bahrain |
25.59% | 57.75% | 10.38% |
| 8 |  Mexico's wealth gap |
25.57% | 59.07% | 7.69% |
| 9 |  income distribution in Yemen |
25.07% | 59.56% | 9.44% |
| 10 |  Qatar |
24.44% | 56.94% | 9.70% |
| 11 |  Botswana |
23.28% | 60.61% | 7.62% |
| 12 |  Algeria's income inequality |
23.25% | 50.10% | 15.78% |
| 13 |  Saudi Arabia |
23.16% | 52.05% | 10.65% |
| 14 |  income distribution in India |
23.07% | 58.89% | 13.25% |
| 15 |  income distribution in Mozambique |
22.70% | 59.36% | 9.89% |
| 16 |  Tunisia's wealth gap |
22.41% | 52.71% | 12.38% |
| 17 |  Turkey's income inequality |
22.40% | 54.54% | 13.33% |
| 18 |  income distribution in Bolivia |
21.99% | 52.14% | 10.14% |
| 19 |  Paraguay's income inequality |
21.99% | 52.14% | 10.14% |
| 20 |  income distribution in Panama |
21.99% | 52.14% | 10.14% |
Countries With the Most Equal Income Distribution in 2022
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 |
7.94% | 27.97% | 25.69% |
| 2 |  Slovakia's income inequality |
7.52% | 26.78% | 24.48% |
| 3 |  Sweden's wealth gap |
9.74% | 29.71% | 24.17% |
| 4 |  Norway's income inequality |
9.52% | 30.65% | 24.01% |
| 5 |  Austria |
8.99% | 31.33% | 23.34% |
| 6 |  Slovenia |
8.01% | 29.61% | 23.09% |
| 7 |  Switzerland's wealth gap |
10.58% | 32.01% | 22.80% |
| 8 |  Ukraine's income inequality |
9.33% | 33.08% | 22.59% |
| 9 |  Belarus's income inequality |
9.61% | 32.77% | 22.58% |
| 10 |  Hungary's income inequality |
11.84% | 33.37% | 22.23% |
| 11 |  income distribution in Finland |
9.97% | 32.25% | 21.87% |
| 12 |  income distribution in Italy |
9.27% | 32.32% | 21.68% |
| 13 |  Netherlands's income inequality |
7.04% | 29.98% | 21.62% |
| 14 |  Denmark's wealth gap |
12.59% | 33.31% | 21.56% |
| 15 |  income distribution in Spain |
12.47% | 34.25% | 21.33% |
| 16 |  Cyprus's wealth gap |
8.53% | 33.24% | 20.83% |
| 17 |  North Macedonia |
8.46% | 30.72% | 20.71% |
| 18 |  Greece |
11.84% | 33.53% | 20.53% |
| 19 |  New Zealand |
12.08% | 35.00% | 20.44% |
| 20 |  Portugal's income inequality |
10.37% | 35.44% | 20.40% |
Global Income Inequality Overview for 2022
- Countries with data: 184
- Average top 1% income share: 16.15%
- Average bottom 50% income share: 14.97%
- Highest top 1% share: Iraq (38.10%)
- Lowest top 1% share: Netherlands (7.04%)
Complete Country Rankings for 2022
| # | Country | Top 1% | Top 10% | Bottom 50% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iraq's wealth gap |
38.10% | 66.71% | 8.11% |
| 2 | income distribution in Peru |
35.81% | 59.18% | 9.28% |
| 3 | Colombia |
26.96% | 63.31% | 5.84% |
| 4 | Chile's wealth gap |
26.71% | 59.47% | 8.18% |
| 5 | Angola's wealth gap |
25.98% | 58.01% | 9.04% |
| 6 | Brazil's wealth gap |
25.75% | 59.39% | 9.06% |
| 7 | Bahrain's income inequality |
25.59% | 57.75% | 10.38% |
| 8 | Mexico |
25.57% | 59.07% | 7.69% |
| 9 | Yemen's income inequality |
25.07% | 59.56% | 9.44% |
| 10 | Qatar's wealth gap |
24.44% | 56.94% | 9.70% |
| 11 | income distribution in Botswana |
23.28% | 60.61% | 7.62% |
| 12 | Algeria |
23.25% | 50.10% | 15.78% |
| 13 | Saudi Arabia's wealth gap |
23.16% | 52.05% | 10.65% |
| 14 | India's income inequality |
23.07% | 58.89% | 13.25% |
| 15 | Mozambique |
22.70% | 59.36% | 9.89% |
| 16 | Tunisia's income inequality |
22.41% | 52.71% | 12.38% |
| 17 | Turkey's wealth gap |
22.40% | 54.54% | 13.33% |
| 18 | Bolivia |
21.99% | 52.14% | 10.14% |
| 19 | Paraguay's wealth gap |
21.99% | 52.14% | 10.14% |
| 20 | Panama |
21.99% | 52.14% | 10.14% |
| 21 |  income distribution in Venezuela |
21.99% | 52.14% | 10.14% |
| 22 |  income distribution in Jamaica |
21.99% | 52.14% | 10.14% |
| 23 |  Nicaragua's wealth gap |
21.99% | 52.14% | 10.14% |
| 24 |  Trinidad and Tobago |
21.99% | 52.14% | 10.14% |
| 25 |  Guyana's income inequality |
21.99% | 52.14% | 10.14% |
| 26 |  Honduras's income inequality |
21.99% | 52.14% | 10.14% |
| 27 |  Bahamas |
21.99% | 52.14% | 10.14% |
| 28 |  income distribution in Haiti |
21.99% | 52.14% | 10.14% |
| 29 |  Suriname's wealth gap |
21.99% | 52.14% | 10.14% |
| 30 |  income distribution in Guatemala |
21.99% | 52.14% | 10.14% |
| 31 |  Belize's income inequality |
21.99% | 52.14% | 10.14% |
| 32 |  Namibia |
21.58% | 64.20% | 6.55% |
| 33 |  Uganda |
21.42% | 53.05% | 12.20% |
| 34 |  Antigua and Barbuda |
21.18% | 48.52% | 14.13% |
| 35 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
21.18% | 48.52% | 14.13% |
| 36 |  Dominica's wealth gap |
21.18% | 48.52% | 14.13% |
| 37 |  Grenada's wealth gap |
21.18% | 48.52% | 14.13% |
| 38 |  income distribution in Saint Kitts and Nevis |
21.18% | 48.52% | 14.13% |
| 39 |  income distribution in Saint Lucia |
21.18% | 48.52% | 14.13% |
| 40 |  Barbados's wealth gap |
21.18% | 48.52% | 14.13% |
| 41 |  income distribution in Georgia |
21.11% | 49.03% | 13.90% |
| 42 |  Zimbabwe's wealth gap |
21.07% | 58.95% | 9.23% |
| 43 |  Congo |
20.52% | 55.93% | 9.92% |
| 44 |  Sri Lanka's wealth gap |
20.47% | 48.98% | 14.13% |
| 45 |  income distribution in Costa Rica |
20.32% | 49.53% | 8.62% |
| 46 |  Lebanon's income inequality |
20.24% | 50.93% | 11.18% |
| 47 |  income distribution in Oman |
19.93% | 56.27% | 9.06% |
| 48 |  Thailand |
19.83% | 52.35% | 10.65% |
| 49 |  income distribution in Turkmenistan |
19.50% | 48.89% | 12.06% |
| 50 |  Taiwan's wealth gap |
19.37% | 48.23% | 11.59% |
| 51 |  income distribution in South Africa |
19.31% | 65.41% | 5.81% |
| 52 |  Egypt's income inequality |
19.12% | 49.29% | 15.57% |
| 53 |  Rwanda's income inequality |
19.08% | 52.46% | 13.19% |
| 54 |  Dominican Republic's income inequality |
18.70% | 45.42% | 11.52% |
| 55 |  Bulgaria's wealth gap |
18.56% | 44.99% | 15.66% |
| 56 |  Tanzania |
18.15% | 51.37% | 12.95% |
| 57 |  Cambodia |
18.13% | 45.38% | 13.91% |
| 58 |  income distribution in Kyrgyzstan |
18.09% | 43.27% | 16.87% |
| 59 |  Zambia's income inequality |
18.04% | 56.23% | 8.81% |
| 60 |  Indonesia |
17.85% | 46.86% | 12.45% |
| 61 |  Hong Kong |
17.84% | 48.18% | 13.59% |
| 62 |  Jordan |
17.83% | 49.63% | 14.40% |
| 63 |  Kuwait |
17.73% | 45.40% | 16.32% |
| 64 |  Ecuador's wealth gap |
17.41% | 45.65% | 10.73% |
| 65 |  Estonia |
17.31% | 42.28% | 15.84% |
| 66 |  Israel |
16.91% | 49.21% | 13.28% |
| 67 |  income distribution in Libya |
16.76% | 47.16% | 15.22% |
| 68 |  Myanmar |
16.66% | 42.93% | 15.98% |
| 69 |  Uzbekistan's income inequality |
16.65% | 45.53% | 14.62% |
| 70 |  income distribution in Pakistan |
16.65% | 42.81% | 17.30% |
| 71 |  Philippines's wealth gap |
16.62% | 45.40% | 14.35% |
| 72 |  Palestine |
16.57% | 51.51% | 10.55% |
| 73 |  Papua New Guinea |
16.37% | 46.28% | 12.91% |
| 74 |  United Arab Emirates's income inequality |
16.19% | 49.21% | 12.91% |
| 75 |  Bangladesh's wealth gap |
16.16% | 42.40% | 17.08% |
| 76 |  income distribution in Tonga |
16.09% | 48.59% | 15.82% |
| 77 |  Vanuatu's wealth gap |
16.09% | 48.59% | 15.82% |
| 78 |  Solomon Islands's income inequality |
16.09% | 48.59% | 15.82% |
| 79 |  income distribution in Samoa |
16.09% | 48.59% | 15.82% |
| 80 |  income distribution in Marshall Islands |
16.09% | 48.59% | 15.82% |
| 81 |  Kiribati |
16.09% | 48.59% | 15.82% |
| 82 |  Fiji |
16.09% | 48.59% | 15.82% |
| 83 |  income distribution in Nauru |
16.09% | 48.59% | 15.82% |
| 84 |  Palau |
16.09% | 48.59% | 15.82% |
| 85 |  Tuvalu's income inequality |
16.09% | 48.59% | 15.82% |
| 86 |  Mongolia |
16.05% | 42.90% | 14.95% |
| 87 |  income distribution in Gambia |
16.02% | 48.00% | 13.89% |
| 88 |  Sao Tome and Principe |
15.98% | 50.61% | 13.04% |
| 89 |  Mauritius |
15.89% | 47.40% | 14.80% |
| 90 |  Djibouti's wealth gap |
15.86% | 49.55% | 13.09% |
| 91 |  income distribution in China |
15.76% | 43.46% | 13.51% |
| 92 |  income distribution in Uruguay |
15.73% | 44.30% | 15.25% |
| 93 |  Iran's income inequality |
15.65% | 45.61% | 17.37% |
| 94 |  income distribution in Central African Republic |
15.59% | 50.39% | 12.13% |
| 95 |  Somalia's income inequality |
15.53% | 48.25% | 14.04% |
| 96 |  South Sudan's wealth gap |
15.52% | 50.01% | 11.91% |
| 97 |  Serbia |
15.49% | 38.65% | 17.09% |
| 98 |  Sudan's income inequality |
15.36% | 45.04% | 15.77% |
| 99 |  Malawi |
15.23% | 48.46% | 13.91% |
| 100 |  income distribution in Ghana |
15.23% | 48.91% | 12.21% |
| 101 |  Cuba's wealth gap |
15.22% | 44.39% | 13.08% |
| 102 |  income distribution in Poland |
15.14% | 37.70% | 19.39% |
| 103 |  Afghanistan |
15.08% | 41.01% | 17.79% |
| 104 |  Sierra Leone |
15.02% | 47.00% | 14.99% |
| 105 |  income distribution in Armenia |
15.00% | 39.60% | 18.59% |
| 106 |  income distribution in Kazakhstan |
14.88% | 41.20% | 16.44% |
| 107 |  income distribution in North Korea |
14.76% | 42.67% | 15.12% |
| 108 |  income distribution in El Salvador |
14.75% | 42.40% | 10.54% |
| 109 |  Burkina Faso |
14.73% | 47.55% | 14.38% |
| 110 |  Tajikistan's wealth gap |
14.53% | 42.23% | 15.48% |
| 111 |  Burundi's wealth gap |
14.49% | 47.10% | 14.40% |
| 112 |  Romania |
14.46% | 41.10% | 15.34% |
| 113 |  Lesotho |
14.45% | 49.51% | 11.28% |
| 114 |  Singapore's income inequality |
14.21% | 46.28% | 16.65% |
| 115 |  Comoros's income inequality |
14.15% | 50.26% | 11.39% |
| 116 |  Niger's wealth gap |
14.13% | 45.23% | 16.23% |
| 117 |  Togo's income inequality |
14.08% | 46.55% | 14.28% |
| 118 |  income distribution in Bhutan |
14.00% | 42.14% | 15.04% |
| 119 |  Macao |
14.00% | 41.66% | 14.36% |
| 120 |  Azerbaijan's wealth gap |
13.99% | 38.22% | 20.33% |
| 121 |  income distribution in Madagascar |
13.98% | 46.82% | 14.79% |
| 122 |  Kenya |
13.80% | 47.24% | 14.23% |
| 123 |  Nepal's income inequality |
13.72% | 41.47% | 16.70% |
| 124 |  Morocco |
13.43% | 48.20% | 14.39% |
| 125 |  United Kingdom's income inequality |
13.35% | 36.25% | 20.20% |
| 126 |  Germany |
13.28% | 37.64% | 18.78% |
| 127 |  income distribution in Cameroon |
13.27% | 47.60% | 12.37% |
| 128 |  income distribution in Maldives |
13.08% | 39.51% | 18.08% |
| 129 |  Senegal's wealth gap |
13.07% | 45.72% | 15.01% |
| 130 |  Malaysia |
13.00% | 36.53% | 19.21% |
| 131 |  Ireland's wealth gap |
12.97% | 36.94% | 19.54% |
| 132 |  Benin's income inequality |
12.84% | 43.67% | 15.76% |
| 133 |  Chad's income inequality |
12.81% | 46.36% | 14.59% |
| 134 |  Japan's wealth gap |
12.65% | 43.50% | 18.21% |
| 135 | Denmark's wealth gap |
12.59% | 33.31% | 21.56% |
| 136 |  income distribution in Argentina |
12.52% | 43.23% | 13.26% |
| 137 | Spain's wealth gap |
12.47% | 34.25% | 21.33% |
| 138 |  Nigeria's wealth gap |
12.29% | 42.39% | 16.07% |
| 139 |  Liberia |
12.20% | 43.24% | 15.43% |
| 140 |  Mali's wealth gap |
12.12% | 44.94% | 15.07% |
| 141 |  income distribution in France |
12.10% | 34.40% | 20.34% |
| 142 | New Zealand |
12.08% | 35.00% | 20.44% |
| 143 |  income distribution in Canada |
12.06% | 36.78% | 16.92% |
| 144 |  income distribution in Equatorial Guinea |
12.01% | 45.33% | 13.94% |
| 145 | Hungary's wealth gap |
11.84% | 33.37% | 22.23% |
| 146 | income distribution in Greece |
11.84% | 33.53% | 20.53% |
| 147 |  Moldova's income inequality |
11.81% | 35.97% | 17.68% |
| 148 |  income distribution in Liechtenstein |
11.51% | 35.71% | 18.40% |
| 149 |  Andorra |
11.51% | 35.71% | 18.40% |
| 150 |  Monaco's income inequality |
11.51% | 35.71% | 18.40% |
| 151 |  income distribution in San Marino |
11.51% | 35.71% | 18.40% |
| 152 |  Malta's wealth gap |
11.12% | 35.48% | 19.57% |
| 153 |  income distribution in Guinea-Bissau |
11.03% | 42.10% | 16.05% |
| 154 |  Gabon's wealth gap |
11.02% | 43.32% | 14.42% |
| 155 |  income distribution in Luxembourg |
11.02% | 33.95% | 19.97% |
| 156 |  income distribution in Australia |
11.00% | 35.17% | 17.23% |
| 157 | Switzerland's wealth gap |
10.58% | 32.01% | 22.80% |
| 158 |  Eritrea's wealth gap |
10.46% | 40.47% | 17.34% |
| 159 |  Ethiopia's income inequality |
10.46% | 40.47% | 17.34% |
| 160 | Portugal |
10.37% | 35.44% | 20.40% |
| 161 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina's income inequality |
10.12% | 34.79% | 18.22% |
| 162 |  Mauritania's income inequality |
9.97% | 39.94% | 17.04% |
| 163 | Finland's wealth gap |
9.97% | 32.25% | 21.87% |
| 164 |  Kosovo's wealth gap |
9.88% | 33.49% | 18.07% |
| 165 | Sweden |
9.74% | 29.71% | 24.17% |
| 166 |  Croatia's wealth gap |
9.65% | 34.76% | 18.98% |
| 167 |  Latvia's income inequality |
9.61% | 35.66% | 17.37% |
| 168 | income distribution in Belarus |
9.61% | 32.77% | 22.58% |
| 169 |  Lithuania's wealth gap |
9.53% | 36.11% | 16.81% |
| 170 | income distribution in Norway |
9.52% | 30.65% | 24.01% |
| 171 | income distribution in Ukraine |
9.33% | 33.08% | 22.59% |
| 172 |  Montenegro's income inequality |
9.32% | 35.20% | 15.93% |
| 173 |  Albania's income inequality |
9.29% | 34.66% | 17.23% |
| 174 | Italy's wealth gap |
9.27% | 32.32% | 21.68% |
| 175 | Austria's income inequality |
8.99% | 31.33% | 23.34% |
| 176 |  Seychelles's income inequality |
8.78% | 38.65% | 17.38% |
| 177 |  Guinea |
8.71% | 37.91% | 18.20% |
| 178 |  Belgium's wealth gap |
8.70% | 32.91% | 20.32% |
| 179 | Cyprus |
8.53% | 33.24% | 20.83% |
| 180 | North Macedonia's income inequality |
8.46% | 30.72% | 20.71% |
| 181 | Slovenia |
8.01% | 29.61% | 23.09% |
| 182 | Iceland |
7.94% | 27.97% | 25.69% |
| 183 | Slovakia's income inequality |
7.52% | 26.78% | 24.48% |
| 184 | income distribution in Netherlands |
7.04% | 29.98% | 21.62% |
Last updated: April 8, 2026
Data source: World Inequality Database (WID). This dataset covers income distribution metrics for 199 countries from 1980 to 2024.