Botswana vs Zambia: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax
Botswana
0.6382
in 2015
Zambia
0.6438
in 2022
Botswana rank
8th
Zambia rank
7th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax over time
- Botswana
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.6438 against 0.6382 in Botswana, a difference of 0.0056.
Botswana ranks 8th and Zambia ranks 7th of 109 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6981 | 0.6483 | 0.0498 | Botswana |
| 2000s | 0.6654 | 0.5899 | 0.0755 | Botswana |
| 2010s | 0.6382 | 0.6905 | 0.0523 | Zambia |
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 Zambia?
- Zambia, at 0.6438 against 0.6382 in Botswana as of 2022.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax between Botswana and Zambia?
- 0.0056, with Zambia ahead.
- How do Botswana and Zambia rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Botswana ranks 8th and Zambia ranks 7th 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.