Botswana vs India: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax
Botswana
0.6382
in 2015
India
0.621
in 2022
Botswana rank
8th
India rank
9th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax over time
- Botswana
- India
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 0.6382 against 0.621 in India, a difference of 0.0172.
Botswana ranks 8th and India ranks 9th of 109 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6135 | 0.4643 | 0.1492 | Botswana |
| 1990s | 0.6981 | 0.479 | 0.2191 | Botswana |
| 2010s | 0.6382 | 0.6206 | 0.0176 | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax, Botswana or India?
- Botswana, at 0.6382 against 0.621 in India as of 2015.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax between Botswana and India?
- 0.0172, with Botswana ahead.
- How do Botswana and India rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Botswana ranks 8th and India ranks 9th of 109 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of income after taxes and benefits.