In 2024, 184 countries reported income inequality data. The highest top 1% income concentration was in Iraq at 44.60%. The global average top 1% income share was 16.17%.
Countries With the Highest Income Inequality in 2024
The following table ranks countries by their top 1% income share in 2024, showing where wealth concentration is most pronounced.
| # | Country | Top 1% | Top 10% | Bottom 50% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  income distribution in Iraq |
44.60% | 70.85% | 6.50% |
| 2 |  Peru's income inequality |
27.61% | 58.10% | 9.54% |
| 3 |  Chile's wealth gap |
26.71% | 59.47% | 8.18% |
| 4 |  income distribution in Brazil |
26.50% | 59.12% | 9.26% |
| 5 |  income distribution in 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 |  income distribution in Yemen |
25.07% | 59.56% | 9.44% |
| 9 |  income distribution in Qatar |
24.44% | 56.94% | 9.70% |
| 10 |  Botswana |
23.28% | 60.61% | 7.62% |
| 11 |  Algeria |
23.25% | 50.10% | 15.78% |
| 12 |  Saudi Arabia's income inequality |
23.16% | 52.05% | 10.65% |
| 13 |  India |
23.07% | 58.89% | 13.25% |
| 14 |  Mozambique's income inequality |
22.70% | 59.36% | 9.89% |
| 15 |  Colombia's income inequality |
22.45% | 59.94% | 6.61% |
| 16 |  Tunisia |
22.41% | 52.71% | 12.38% |
| 17 |  Trinidad and Tobago |
21.97% | 52.12% | 10.11% |
| 18 |  Nicaragua |
21.97% | 52.12% | 10.11% |
| 19 |  Venezuela's wealth gap |
21.97% | 52.12% | 10.11% |
| 20 |  Jamaica's wealth gap |
21.97% | 52.12% | 10.11% |
Countries With the Most Equal Income Distribution in 2024
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 |
7.97% | 27.95% | 25.72% |
| 2 |  income distribution in Slovakia |
7.52% | 26.78% | 24.48% |
| 3 |  Sweden's wealth gap |
9.51% | 28.98% | 24.42% |
| 4 |  Norway's wealth gap |
9.52% | 30.64% | 24.01% |
| 5 |  income distribution in Austria |
8.90% | 31.75% | 23.19% |
| 6 |  Switzerland's income inequality |
10.33% | 31.46% | 23.04% |
| 7 |  Slovenia's income inequality |
7.96% | 29.67% | 22.91% |
| 8 |  Finland's wealth gap |
9.43% | 30.72% | 22.66% |
| 9 |  income distribution in Ukraine |
9.33% | 33.08% | 22.59% |
| 10 |  Belarus's income inequality |
9.61% | 32.77% | 22.58% |
| 11 |  Hungary |
11.52% | 33.11% | 22.30% |
| 12 |  Denmark's wealth gap |
12.42% | 33.38% | 21.65% |
| 13 |  Italy |
9.10% | 32.31% | 21.55% |
| 14 |  income distribution in Spain |
12.12% | 33.97% | 21.36% |
| 15 |  income distribution in Cyprus |
7.99% | 32.61% | 21.24% |
| 16 |  Greece |
11.34% | 33.21% | 20.91% |
| 17 |  Netherlands's income inequality |
7.13% | 30.40% | 20.84% |
| 18 |  North Macedonia |
8.25% | 30.61% | 20.74% |
| 19 |  income distribution in Luxembourg |
10.23% | 32.61% | 20.48% |
| 20 |  New Zealand's income inequality |
12.08% | 35.00% | 20.44% |
Global Income Inequality Overview for 2024
- Countries with data: 184
- Average top 1% income share: 16.17%
- Average bottom 50% income share: 14.97%
- Highest top 1% share: Iraq (44.60%)
- Lowest top 1% share: Netherlands (7.13%)
Complete Country Rankings for 2024
| # | Country | Top 1% | Top 10% | Bottom 50% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | income distribution in Iraq |
44.60% | 70.85% | 6.50% |
| 2 | Peru |
27.61% | 58.10% | 9.54% |
| 3 | Chile's wealth gap |
26.71% | 59.47% | 8.18% |
| 4 | Brazil's wealth gap |
26.50% | 59.12% | 9.26% |
| 5 | income distribution in Angola |
25.98% | 58.01% | 9.04% |
| 6 | Bahrain |
25.59% | 57.75% | 10.38% |
| 7 | Mexico |
25.57% | 59.07% | 7.69% |
| 8 | Yemen's wealth gap |
25.07% | 59.56% | 9.44% |
| 9 | Qatar |
24.44% | 56.94% | 9.70% |
| 10 | Botswana |
23.28% | 60.61% | 7.62% |
| 11 | Algeria's income inequality |
23.25% | 50.10% | 15.78% |
| 12 | income distribution in Saudi Arabia |
23.16% | 52.05% | 10.65% |
| 13 | India's income inequality |
23.07% | 58.89% | 13.25% |
| 14 | income distribution in Mozambique |
22.70% | 59.36% | 9.89% |
| 15 | Colombia's wealth gap |
22.45% | 59.94% | 6.61% |
| 16 | income distribution in Tunisia |
22.41% | 52.71% | 12.38% |
| 17 | Trinidad and Tobago's wealth gap |
21.97% | 52.12% | 10.11% |
| 18 | Nicaragua's wealth gap |
21.97% | 52.12% | 10.11% |
| 19 | Venezuela's income inequality |
21.97% | 52.12% | 10.11% |
| 20 | income distribution in Jamaica |
21.97% | 52.12% | 10.11% |
| 21 |  Paraguay's income inequality |
21.97% | 52.12% | 10.11% |
| 22 |  Honduras |
21.97% | 52.12% | 10.11% |
| 23 |  Bahamas's income inequality |
21.97% | 52.12% | 10.11% |
| 24 |  Suriname |
21.97% | 52.12% | 10.11% |
| 25 |  Guatemala |
21.97% | 52.12% | 10.11% |
| 26 |  Panama's wealth gap |
21.97% | 52.12% | 10.11% |
| 27 |  income distribution in Bolivia |
21.97% | 52.12% | 10.11% |
| 28 |  Haiti's income inequality |
21.97% | 52.12% | 10.11% |
| 29 |  Guyana |
21.97% | 52.12% | 10.11% |
| 30 |  Belize's income inequality |
21.97% | 52.12% | 10.11% |
| 31 |  South Africa's wealth gap |
21.93% | 66.54% | 5.27% |
| 32 |  Turkey |
21.69% | 54.43% | 13.33% |
| 33 |  Namibia's wealth gap |
21.58% | 64.20% | 6.55% |
| 34 |  Uganda's wealth gap |
21.42% | 53.05% | 12.20% |
| 35 |  Uruguay's income inequality |
21.35% | 46.55% | 14.49% |
| 36 |  Antigua and Barbuda |
21.18% | 48.52% | 14.13% |
| 37 |  Grenada |
21.18% | 48.52% | 14.13% |
| 38 |  income distribution in Dominica |
21.18% | 48.52% | 14.13% |
| 39 |  Saint Lucia's income inequality |
21.18% | 48.52% | 14.13% |
| 40 |  income distribution in Barbados |
21.18% | 48.52% | 14.13% |
| 41 |  income distribution in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
21.18% | 48.52% | 14.13% |
| 42 |  income distribution in Saint Kitts and Nevis |
21.18% | 48.52% | 14.13% |
| 43 |  Georgia's income inequality |
21.11% | 49.03% | 13.90% |
| 44 |  Zimbabwe's wealth gap |
21.07% | 58.95% | 9.23% |
| 45 |  Congo's wealth gap |
20.52% | 55.93% | 9.92% |
| 46 |  Sri Lanka's wealth gap |
20.47% | 48.98% | 14.13% |
| 47 |  Oman's income inequality |
19.93% | 56.27% | 9.06% |
| 48 |  Lebanon's income inequality |
19.88% | 49.44% | 11.36% |
| 49 |  income distribution in Thailand |
19.83% | 52.35% | 10.65% |
| 50 |  Turkmenistan |
19.50% | 48.89% | 12.06% |
| 51 |  Taiwan's income inequality |
19.37% | 48.23% | 11.59% |
| 52 |  Egypt's income inequality |
19.12% | 49.29% | 15.57% |
| 53 |  income distribution in Cuba |
19.09% | 45.57% | 12.63% |
| 54 |  Rwanda's income inequality |
18.94% | 52.21% | 13.42% |
| 55 |  Bulgaria |
18.32% | 44.50% | 16.05% |
| 56 |  Tanzania |
18.15% | 51.37% | 12.95% |
| 57 |  income distribution in Costa Rica |
18.14% | 49.74% | 8.92% |
| 58 |  Cambodia |
18.13% | 45.38% | 13.91% |
| 59 |  income distribution in Argentina |
18.10% | 45.11% | 12.21% |
| 60 |  Kyrgyzstan |
18.09% | 43.27% | 16.87% |
| 61 |  Zambia's income inequality |
18.04% | 56.23% | 8.81% |
| 62 |  Indonesia's wealth gap |
17.85% | 46.86% | 12.45% |
| 63 |  Hong Kong |
17.84% | 48.18% | 13.59% |
| 64 |  Jordan |
17.83% | 49.63% | 14.40% |
| 65 |  Ecuador's wealth gap |
17.83% | 45.05% | 11.18% |
| 66 |  Kuwait's wealth gap |
17.73% | 45.40% | 16.32% |
| 67 |  income distribution in Estonia |
17.07% | 41.38% | 16.28% |
| 68 |  Israel |
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's wealth gap |
16.66% | 42.93% | 15.98% |
| 73 |  Pakistan's income inequality |
16.65% | 42.81% | 17.30% |
| 74 |  Uzbekistan's income inequality |
16.65% | 45.53% | 14.62% |
| 75 |  Philippines's income inequality |
16.62% | 45.40% | 14.35% |
| 76 |  Iran's wealth gap |
16.58% | 46.71% | 16.52% |
| 77 |  income distribution in Papua New Guinea |
16.37% | 46.28% | 12.91% |
| 78 |  Palestine's income inequality |
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 |
16.14% | 40.27% | 17.03% |
| 82 |  Marshall Islands's income inequality |
16.09% | 48.59% | 15.82% |
| 83 |  Fiji's income inequality |
16.09% | 48.59% | 15.82% |
| 84 |  Samoa's wealth gap |
16.09% | 48.59% | 15.82% |
| 85 |  Vanuatu |
16.09% | 48.59% | 15.82% |
| 86 |  Tuvalu |
16.09% | 48.59% | 15.82% |
| 87 |  Nauru's wealth gap |
16.09% | 48.59% | 15.82% |
| 88 |  Kiribati |
16.09% | 48.59% | 15.82% |
| 89 |  Solomon Islands's wealth gap |
16.09% | 48.59% | 15.82% |
| 90 |  Tonga's income inequality |
16.09% | 48.59% | 15.82% |
| 91 |  Palau's wealth gap |
16.09% | 48.59% | 15.82% |
| 92 |  income distribution in Mongolia |
16.05% | 42.90% | 14.95% |
| 93 |  Gambia's income inequality |
16.02% | 48.00% | 13.89% |
| 94 |  income distribution in Sao Tome and Principe |
15.98% | 50.61% | 13.04% |
| 95 |  Mauritius's income inequality |
15.89% | 47.40% | 14.80% |
| 96 |  Djibouti's wealth gap |
15.86% | 49.55% | 13.09% |
| 97 |  China's income inequality |
15.76% | 43.46% | 13.51% |
| 98 |  Central African Republic |
15.59% | 50.39% | 12.13% |
| 99 |  Somalia |
15.52% | 48.24% | 14.05% |
| 100 |  income distribution in South Sudan |
15.52% | 50.01% | 11.91% |
| 101 |  income distribution in Sudan |
15.36% | 45.04% | 15.77% |
| 102 |  income distribution in Malawi |
15.23% | 48.46% | 13.91% |
| 103 |  Ghana |
15.23% | 48.91% | 12.21% |
| 104 |  Poland's income inequality |
15.13% | 37.69% | 19.39% |
| 105 |  Afghanistan's wealth gap |
15.08% | 41.01% | 17.79% |
| 106 |  Sierra Leone |
15.02% | 47.00% | 14.99% |
| 107 |  Armenia's income inequality |
15.00% | 39.60% | 18.59% |
| 108 |  Kazakhstan |
14.88% | 41.20% | 16.44% |
| 109 |  North Korea |
14.76% | 42.67% | 15.12% |
| 110 |  Burkina Faso's income inequality |
14.73% | 47.55% | 14.38% |
| 111 |  Tajikistan's wealth gap |
14.53% | 42.23% | 15.48% |
| 112 |  Burundi |
14.49% | 47.10% | 14.40% |
| 113 |  income distribution in Romania |
14.48% | 41.14% | 15.35% |
| 114 |  Lesotho |
14.45% | 49.51% | 11.28% |
| 115 |  Singapore |
14.21% | 46.28% | 16.65% |
| 116 |  Comoros's income inequality |
14.15% | 50.26% | 11.39% |
| 117 |  Niger's wealth gap |
14.13% | 45.23% | 16.23% |
| 118 |  Togo's wealth gap |
14.08% | 46.55% | 14.28% |
| 119 |  Macao's income inequality |
14.00% | 41.66% | 14.36% |
| 120 |  income distribution in Bhutan |
14.00% | 42.14% | 15.04% |
| 121 |  Azerbaijan's income inequality |
13.99% | 38.22% | 20.33% |
| 122 |  Madagascar's wealth gap |
13.98% | 46.82% | 14.79% |
| 123 |  income distribution in Kenya |
13.80% | 47.24% | 14.23% |
| 124 |  Nepal's wealth gap |
13.72% | 41.47% | 16.70% |
| 125 |  Morocco's wealth gap |
13.43% | 48.20% | 14.39% |
| 126 |  Germany |
13.31% | 37.65% | 18.77% |
| 127 |  Cameroon's wealth gap |
13.27% | 47.60% | 12.37% |
| 128 |  Maldives's income inequality |
13.08% | 39.51% | 18.08% |
| 129 |  income distribution in United Kingdom |
13.08% | 36.22% | 20.43% |
| 130 |  income distribution in Senegal |
13.07% | 45.72% | 15.01% |
| 131 |  Malaysia |
13.00% | 36.53% | 19.21% |
| 132 |  income distribution in Ireland |
12.95% | 36.87% | 19.53% |
| 133 |  Benin's income inequality |
12.84% | 43.67% | 15.76% |
| 134 |  income distribution in Chad |
12.81% | 46.36% | 14.59% |
| 135 |  Japan |
12.65% | 43.50% | 18.21% |
| 136 |  income distribution in Moldova |
12.45% | 37.34% | 17.22% |
| 137 | income distribution in Denmark |
12.42% | 33.38% | 21.65% |
| 138 |  income distribution in Nigeria |
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 | Spain's income inequality |
12.12% | 33.97% | 21.36% |
| 142 | income distribution in New Zealand |
12.08% | 35.00% | 20.44% |
| 143 |  Canada |
12.06% | 36.78% | 16.92% |
| 144 |  Equatorial Guinea |
12.01% | 45.33% | 13.94% |
| 145 |  income distribution in France |
11.82% | 34.03% | 20.30% |
| 146 | Hungary |
11.52% | 33.11% | 22.30% |
| 147 |  San Marino's income inequality |
11.51% | 35.71% | 18.40% |
| 148 |  income distribution in Monaco |
11.51% | 35.71% | 18.40% |
| 149 |  Liechtenstein's wealth gap |
11.51% | 35.71% | 18.40% |
| 150 |  Andorra |
11.51% | 35.71% | 18.40% |
| 151 | income distribution in Greece |
11.34% | 33.21% | 20.91% |
| 152 |  Malta |
11.05% | 35.43% | 19.59% |
| 153 |  Guinea-Bissau |
11.03% | 42.10% | 16.05% |
| 154 |  Gabon |
11.02% | 43.32% | 14.42% |
| 155 |  Australia's income inequality |
10.95% | 35.16% | 17.11% |
| 156 |  Eritrea |
10.46% | 40.47% | 17.34% |
| 157 |  Ethiopia |
10.46% | 40.47% | 17.34% |
| 158 |  Portugal |
10.37% | 35.45% | 20.40% |
| 159 | Switzerland |
10.33% | 31.46% | 23.04% |
| 160 | Luxembourg |
10.23% | 32.61% | 20.48% |
| 161 |  Mauritania's income inequality |
9.97% | 39.94% | 17.04% |
| 162 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina's wealth gap |
9.93% | 34.60% | 18.27% |
| 163 |  income distribution in Kosovo |
9.66% | 33.39% | 18.10% |
| 164 |  income distribution in Croatia |
9.65% | 34.78% | 18.96% |
| 165 | income distribution in Belarus |
9.61% | 32.77% | 22.58% |
| 166 | Norway's wealth gap |
9.52% | 30.64% | 24.01% |
| 167 | income distribution in Sweden |
9.51% | 28.98% | 24.42% |
| 168 | Finland's income inequality |
9.43% | 30.72% | 22.66% |
| 169 |  income distribution in Latvia |
9.33% | 35.40% | 17.52% |
| 170 | income distribution in Ukraine |
9.33% | 33.08% | 22.59% |
| 171 |  income distribution in Albania |
9.32% | 34.37% | 17.76% |
| 172 |  Montenegro's income inequality |
9.12% | 35.07% | 15.96% |
| 173 | Italy |
9.10% | 32.31% | 21.55% |
| 174 |  Lithuania's income inequality |
9.05% | 35.63% | 16.71% |
| 175 | Austria's wealth gap |
8.90% | 31.75% | 23.19% |
| 176 |  income distribution in Seychelles |
8.78% | 38.65% | 17.38% |
| 177 |  Guinea's wealth gap |
8.71% | 37.91% | 18.20% |
| 178 |  Belgium's income inequality |
8.69% | 32.93% | 20.33% |
| 179 | income distribution in North Macedonia |
8.25% | 30.61% | 20.74% |
| 180 | Cyprus's wealth gap |
7.99% | 32.61% | 21.24% |
| 181 | Iceland |
7.97% | 27.95% | 25.72% |
| 182 | Slovenia's income inequality |
7.96% | 29.67% | 22.91% |
| 183 | Slovakia's wealth gap |
7.52% | 26.78% | 24.48% |
| 184 | Netherlands's wealth gap |
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.