In 2023, 184 countries reported income inequality data. The highest top 1% income concentration was in Iraq at 41.28%. The global average top 1% income share was 16.15%.
Countries With the Highest Income Inequality in 2023
The following table ranks countries by their top 1% income share in 2023, showing where wealth concentration is most pronounced.
| # | Country | Top 1% | Top 10% | Bottom 50% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Iraq |
41.28% | 68.73% | 7.33% |
| 2 |  income distribution in Peru |
27.61% | 58.10% | 9.54% |
| 3 |  income distribution in Chile |
26.71% | 59.47% | 8.18% |
| 4 |  Brazil |
26.50% | 59.12% | 9.26% |
| 5 |  Angola |
25.98% | 58.01% | 9.04% |
| 6 |  Bahrain's income inequality |
25.59% | 57.75% | 10.38% |
| 7 |  income distribution in Mexico |
25.57% | 59.07% | 7.69% |
| 8 |  Yemen's income inequality |
25.07% | 59.56% | 9.44% |
| 9 |  Qatar's wealth gap |
24.44% | 56.94% | 9.70% |
| 10 |  Turkey |
24.44% | 56.68% | 12.36% |
| 11 |  income distribution in Botswana |
23.28% | 60.61% | 7.62% |
| 12 |  income distribution in Algeria |
23.25% | 50.10% | 15.78% |
| 13 |  income distribution in Saudi Arabia |
23.16% | 52.05% | 10.65% |
| 14 |  India |
23.07% | 58.89% | 13.25% |
| 15 |  income distribution in Mozambique |
22.70% | 59.36% | 9.89% |
| 16 |  income distribution in Colombia |
22.45% | 59.94% | 6.61% |
| 17 |  Tunisia's wealth gap |
22.41% | 52.71% | 12.38% |
| 18 |  Paraguay |
21.97% | 52.12% | 10.11% |
| 19 |  Jamaica's income inequality |
21.97% | 52.12% | 10.11% |
| 20 |  income distribution in Venezuela |
21.97% | 52.12% | 10.11% |
Countries With the Most Equal Income Distribution in 2023
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 |  income distribution in Iceland |
7.97% | 27.95% | 25.72% |
| 2 |  income distribution in Slovakia |
7.52% | 26.78% | 24.48% |
| 3 |  Sweden's income inequality |
9.51% | 28.98% | 24.42% |
| 4 |  income distribution in Norway |
9.52% | 30.64% | 24.01% |
| 5 |  Austria |
8.90% | 31.75% | 23.19% |
| 6 |  Switzerland's income inequality |
10.33% | 31.46% | 23.04% |
| 7 |  income distribution in Slovenia |
7.96% | 29.67% | 22.91% |
| 8 |  Finland's income inequality |
9.43% | 30.72% | 22.66% |
| 9 |  Ukraine's income inequality |
9.33% | 33.08% | 22.59% |
| 10 |  Belarus's income inequality |
9.61% | 32.77% | 22.58% |
| 11 |  income distribution in Hungary |
11.52% | 33.11% | 22.30% |
| 12 |  Denmark |
12.42% | 33.38% | 21.65% |
| 13 |  Italy |
9.10% | 32.31% | 21.55% |
| 14 |  Spain's wealth gap |
12.12% | 33.97% | 21.36% |
| 15 |  Cyprus's wealth gap |
7.99% | 32.61% | 21.24% |
| 16 |  Greece |
11.34% | 33.21% | 20.91% |
| 17 |  Netherlands's wealth gap |
7.13% | 30.40% | 20.84% |
| 18 |  income distribution in North Macedonia |
8.25% | 30.61% | 20.74% |
| 19 |  income distribution in Luxembourg |
10.23% | 32.61% | 20.48% |
| 20 |  New Zealand's wealth gap |
12.08% | 35.00% | 20.44% |
Global Income Inequality Overview for 2023
- Countries with data: 184
- Average top 1% income share: 16.15%
- Average bottom 50% income share: 14.97%
- Highest top 1% share: Iraq (41.28%)
- Lowest top 1% share: Netherlands (7.13%)
Complete Country Rankings for 2023
| # | Country | Top 1% | Top 10% | Bottom 50% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iraq's income inequality |
41.28% | 68.73% | 7.33% |
| 2 | Peru's income inequality |
27.61% | 58.10% | 9.54% |
| 3 | Chile |
26.71% | 59.47% | 8.18% |
| 4 | Brazil's wealth gap |
26.50% | 59.12% | 9.26% |
| 5 | Angola's income inequality |
25.98% | 58.01% | 9.04% |
| 6 | income distribution in Bahrain |
25.59% | 57.75% | 10.38% |
| 7 | Mexico |
25.57% | 59.07% | 7.69% |
| 8 | Yemen's income inequality |
25.07% | 59.56% | 9.44% |
| 9 | Qatar |
24.44% | 56.94% | 9.70% |
| 10 | Turkey's income inequality |
24.44% | 56.68% | 12.36% |
| 11 | Botswana's income inequality |
23.28% | 60.61% | 7.62% |
| 12 | Algeria's income inequality |
23.25% | 50.10% | 15.78% |
| 13 | income distribution in Saudi Arabia |
23.16% | 52.05% | 10.65% |
| 14 | India's wealth gap |
23.07% | 58.89% | 13.25% |
| 15 | Mozambique |
22.70% | 59.36% | 9.89% |
| 16 | Colombia |
22.45% | 59.94% | 6.61% |
| 17 | Tunisia |
22.41% | 52.71% | 12.38% |
| 18 | Paraguay's income inequality |
21.97% | 52.12% | 10.11% |
| 19 | Jamaica's income inequality |
21.97% | 52.12% | 10.11% |
| 20 | Venezuela's wealth gap |
21.97% | 52.12% | 10.11% |
| 21 |  Bahamas's income inequality |
21.97% | 52.12% | 10.11% |
| 22 |  Nicaragua's income inequality |
21.97% | 52.12% | 10.11% |
| 23 |  income distribution in Honduras |
21.97% | 52.12% | 10.11% |
| 24 |  Haiti's wealth gap |
21.97% | 52.12% | 10.11% |
| 25 |  Guatemala's wealth gap |
21.97% | 52.12% | 10.11% |
| 26 |  Trinidad and Tobago's wealth gap |
21.97% | 52.12% | 10.11% |
| 27 |  income distribution in Panama |
21.97% | 52.12% | 10.11% |
| 28 |  Bolivia |
21.97% | 52.12% | 10.11% |
| 29 |  Guyana's wealth gap |
21.97% | 52.12% | 10.11% |
| 30 |  Suriname's wealth gap |
21.97% | 52.12% | 10.11% |
| 31 |  Belize |
21.97% | 52.12% | 10.11% |
| 32 |  income distribution in Namibia |
21.58% | 64.20% | 6.55% |
| 33 |  Uganda |
21.42% | 53.05% | 12.20% |
| 34 |  Uruguay |
21.35% | 46.55% | 14.49% |
| 35 |  Dominica's income inequality |
21.18% | 48.52% | 14.13% |
| 36 |  Antigua and Barbuda |
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 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's wealth gap |
21.18% | 48.52% | 14.13% |
| 40 |  Saint Lucia |
21.18% | 48.52% | 14.13% |
| 41 |  Barbados's wealth gap |
21.18% | 48.52% | 14.13% |
| 42 |  income distribution in Georgia |
21.11% | 49.03% | 13.90% |
| 43 |  income distribution in Zimbabwe |
21.07% | 58.95% | 9.23% |
| 44 |  income distribution in Congo |
20.52% | 55.93% | 9.92% |
| 45 |  Sri Lanka |
20.47% | 48.98% | 14.13% |
| 46 |  income distribution in Lebanon |
20.06% | 50.20% | 11.27% |
| 47 |  Oman's income inequality |
19.93% | 56.27% | 9.06% |
| 48 |  income distribution in Thailand |
19.83% | 52.35% | 10.65% |
| 49 |  Turkmenistan's wealth gap |
19.50% | 48.89% | 12.06% |
| 50 |  Taiwan |
19.37% | 48.23% | 11.59% |
| 51 |  income distribution in South Africa |
19.31% | 65.41% | 5.81% |
| 52 |  Egypt's wealth gap |
19.12% | 49.29% | 15.57% |
| 53 |  Cuba |
19.09% | 45.57% | 12.63% |
| 54 |  Rwanda's wealth gap |
18.94% | 52.21% | 13.42% |
| 55 |  Bulgaria's wealth gap |
18.32% | 44.50% | 16.05% |
| 56 |  Tanzania |
18.15% | 51.37% | 12.95% |
| 57 |  Costa Rica |
18.14% | 49.74% | 8.92% |
| 58 |  Cambodia's income inequality |
18.13% | 45.38% | 13.91% |
| 59 |  Argentina's income inequality |
18.10% | 45.11% | 12.21% |
| 60 |  income distribution in Kyrgyzstan |
18.09% | 43.27% | 16.87% |
| 61 |  Zambia's wealth gap |
18.04% | 56.23% | 8.81% |
| 62 |  income distribution in Indonesia |
17.85% | 46.86% | 12.45% |
| 63 |  Hong Kong's wealth gap |
17.84% | 48.18% | 13.59% |
| 64 |  Jordan |
17.83% | 49.63% | 14.40% |
| 65 |  Ecuador |
17.83% | 45.05% | 11.18% |
| 66 |  income distribution in Kuwait |
17.73% | 45.40% | 16.32% |
| 67 |  income distribution in Estonia |
17.07% | 41.38% | 16.28% |
| 68 |  Israel's wealth gap |
16.91% | 49.21% | 13.28% |
| 69 |  Dominican Republic's wealth gap |
16.87% | 44.69% | 11.42% |
| 70 |  Libya's income inequality |
16.76% | 47.15% | 15.22% |
| 71 |  income distribution in El Salvador |
16.73% | 44.13% | 10.50% |
| 72 |  Myanmar |
16.66% | 42.93% | 15.98% |
| 73 |  Pakistan's income inequality |
16.65% | 42.81% | 17.30% |
| 74 |  income distribution in Uzbekistan |
16.65% | 45.53% | 14.62% |
| 75 |  Philippines |
16.62% | 45.40% | 14.35% |
| 76 |  income distribution in Iran |
16.58% | 46.71% | 16.52% |
| 77 |  Papua New Guinea's wealth gap |
16.37% | 46.28% | 12.91% |
| 78 |  Palestine's wealth gap |
16.24% | 51.51% | 10.21% |
| 79 |  income distribution in United Arab Emirates |
16.19% | 49.21% | 12.91% |
| 80 |  Bangladesh's income inequality |
16.16% | 42.40% | 17.08% |
| 81 |  Serbia's wealth gap |
16.14% | 40.27% | 17.03% |
| 82 |  Marshall Islands's income inequality |
16.09% | 48.59% | 15.82% |
| 83 |  Fiji |
16.09% | 48.59% | 15.82% |
| 84 |  income distribution in Samoa |
16.09% | 48.59% | 15.82% |
| 85 |  Vanuatu's wealth gap |
16.09% | 48.59% | 15.82% |
| 86 |  Tuvalu's income inequality |
16.09% | 48.59% | 15.82% |
| 87 |  income distribution in Nauru |
16.09% | 48.59% | 15.82% |
| 88 |  Kiribati's income inequality |
16.09% | 48.59% | 15.82% |
| 89 |  Solomon Islands |
16.09% | 48.59% | 15.82% |
| 90 |  Tonga's income inequality |
16.09% | 48.59% | 15.82% |
| 91 |  income distribution in Palau |
16.09% | 48.59% | 15.82% |
| 92 |  Mongolia |
16.05% | 42.90% | 14.95% |
| 93 |  Gambia's wealth gap |
16.02% | 48.00% | 13.89% |
| 94 |  income distribution in Sao Tome and Principe |
15.98% | 50.61% | 13.04% |
| 95 |  Mauritius's wealth gap |
15.89% | 47.40% | 14.80% |
| 96 |  income distribution in Djibouti |
15.86% | 49.55% | 13.09% |
| 97 |  China's wealth gap |
15.76% | 43.46% | 13.51% |
| 98 |  income distribution in Central African Republic |
15.59% | 50.39% | 12.13% |
| 99 |  Somalia's wealth gap |
15.52% | 48.24% | 14.05% |
| 100 |  South Sudan's wealth gap |
15.52% | 50.01% | 11.91% |
| 101 |  income distribution in Sudan |
15.36% | 45.04% | 15.77% |
| 102 |  Malawi |
15.23% | 48.46% | 13.91% |
| 103 |  Ghana's income inequality |
15.23% | 48.91% | 12.21% |
| 104 |  Poland's wealth gap |
15.13% | 37.69% | 19.39% |
| 105 |  Afghanistan's wealth gap |
15.08% | 41.01% | 17.79% |
| 106 |  income distribution in Sierra Leone |
15.02% | 47.00% | 14.99% |
| 107 |  Armenia |
15.00% | 39.60% | 18.59% |
| 108 |  Kazakhstan's income inequality |
14.88% | 41.20% | 16.44% |
| 109 |  North Korea's wealth gap |
14.76% | 42.67% | 15.12% |
| 110 |  income distribution in Burkina Faso |
14.73% | 47.55% | 14.38% |
| 111 |  Tajikistan's wealth gap |
14.53% | 42.23% | 15.48% |
| 112 |  income distribution in Burundi |
14.49% | 47.10% | 14.40% |
| 113 |  Romania's income inequality |
14.48% | 41.14% | 15.35% |
| 114 |  Lesotho's income inequality |
14.45% | 49.51% | 11.28% |
| 115 |  Singapore's income inequality |
14.21% | 46.28% | 16.65% |
| 116 |  Comoros's income inequality |
14.15% | 50.26% | 11.39% |
| 117 |  Niger |
14.13% | 45.23% | 16.23% |
| 118 |  Togo |
14.08% | 46.55% | 14.28% |
| 119 |  Macao's wealth gap |
14.00% | 41.66% | 14.36% |
| 120 |  income distribution in Bhutan |
14.00% | 42.14% | 15.04% |
| 121 |  income distribution in Azerbaijan |
13.99% | 38.22% | 20.33% |
| 122 |  Madagascar's wealth gap |
13.98% | 46.82% | 14.79% |
| 123 |  Kenya |
13.80% | 47.24% | 14.23% |
| 124 |  Nepal's wealth gap |
13.72% | 41.47% | 16.70% |
| 125 |  Morocco's income inequality |
13.43% | 48.20% | 14.39% |
| 126 |  Germany |
13.31% | 37.65% | 18.77% |
| 127 |  Cameroon's income inequality |
13.27% | 47.60% | 12.37% |
| 128 |  Maldives |
13.08% | 39.51% | 18.08% |
| 129 |  United Kingdom |
13.08% | 36.22% | 20.43% |
| 130 |  Senegal's wealth gap |
13.07% | 45.72% | 15.01% |
| 131 |  income distribution in Malaysia |
13.00% | 36.53% | 19.21% |
| 132 |  Ireland's wealth gap |
12.95% | 36.87% | 19.53% |
| 133 |  Benin's wealth gap |
12.84% | 43.67% | 15.76% |
| 134 |  Chad's income inequality |
12.81% | 46.36% | 14.59% |
| 135 |  Japan's income inequality |
12.65% | 43.50% | 18.21% |
| 136 |  income distribution in Moldova |
12.45% | 37.34% | 17.22% |
| 137 | Denmark's income inequality |
12.42% | 33.38% | 21.65% |
| 138 |  Nigeria's wealth gap |
12.29% | 42.39% | 16.07% |
| 139 |  income distribution in Liberia |
12.20% | 43.24% | 15.43% |
| 140 |  Mali |
12.12% | 44.94% | 15.07% |
| 141 | income distribution in Spain |
12.12% | 33.97% | 21.36% |
| 142 | New Zealand's income inequality |
12.08% | 35.00% | 20.44% |
| 143 |  Canada's income inequality |
12.06% | 36.78% | 16.92% |
| 144 |  Equatorial Guinea's income inequality |
12.01% | 45.33% | 13.94% |
| 145 |  France's wealth gap |
11.82% | 34.03% | 20.30% |
| 146 | income distribution in Hungary |
11.52% | 33.11% | 22.30% |
| 147 |  San Marino's wealth gap |
11.51% | 35.71% | 18.40% |
| 148 |  income distribution in Monaco |
11.51% | 35.71% | 18.40% |
| 149 |  Liechtenstein |
11.51% | 35.71% | 18.40% |
| 150 |  Andorra |
11.51% | 35.71% | 18.40% |
| 151 | Greece's wealth gap |
11.34% | 33.21% | 20.91% |
| 152 |  Malta |
11.05% | 35.43% | 19.59% |
| 153 |  Guinea-Bissau |
11.03% | 42.10% | 16.05% |
| 154 |  income distribution in Gabon |
11.02% | 43.32% | 14.42% |
| 155 |  Australia's wealth gap |
10.95% | 35.16% | 17.11% |
| 156 |  Eritrea's income inequality |
10.46% | 40.47% | 17.34% |
| 157 |  Ethiopia's income inequality |
10.46% | 40.47% | 17.34% |
| 158 |  Portugal's income inequality |
10.37% | 35.45% | 20.40% |
| 159 | Switzerland's wealth gap |
10.33% | 31.46% | 23.04% |
| 160 | Luxembourg |
10.23% | 32.61% | 20.48% |
| 161 |  income distribution in Mauritania |
9.97% | 39.94% | 17.04% |
| 162 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
9.93% | 34.60% | 18.27% |
| 163 |  income distribution in Kosovo |
9.66% | 33.39% | 18.10% |
| 164 |  Croatia's wealth gap |
9.65% | 34.78% | 18.96% |
| 165 | Belarus |
9.61% | 32.77% | 22.58% |
| 166 | Norway |
9.52% | 30.64% | 24.01% |
| 167 | income distribution in Sweden |
9.51% | 28.98% | 24.42% |
| 168 | income distribution in Finland |
9.43% | 30.72% | 22.66% |
| 169 |  Latvia's wealth gap |
9.33% | 35.40% | 17.52% |
| 170 | Ukraine's income inequality |
9.33% | 33.08% | 22.59% |
| 171 |  Albania's income inequality |
9.32% | 34.37% | 17.76% |
| 172 |  Montenegro's income inequality |
9.12% | 35.07% | 15.96% |
| 173 | Italy's wealth gap |
9.10% | 32.31% | 21.55% |
| 174 |  Lithuania |
9.05% | 35.63% | 16.71% |
| 175 | Austria |
8.90% | 31.75% | 23.19% |
| 176 |  income distribution in Seychelles |
8.78% | 38.65% | 17.38% |
| 177 |  Guinea |
8.71% | 37.91% | 18.20% |
| 178 |  Belgium's income inequality |
8.69% | 32.93% | 20.33% |
| 179 | North Macedonia's income inequality |
8.25% | 30.61% | 20.74% |
| 180 | Cyprus's wealth gap |
7.99% | 32.61% | 21.24% |
| 181 | Iceland's income inequality |
7.97% | 27.95% | 25.72% |
| 182 | income distribution in Slovenia |
7.96% | 29.67% | 22.91% |
| 183 | income distribution in Slovakia |
7.52% | 26.78% | 24.48% |
| 184 | income distribution in Netherlands |
7.13% | 30.40% | 20.84% |
Last updated: April 8, 2026
Data source: World Inequality Database (WID). This dataset covers income distribution metrics for 199 countries from 1980 to 2024.