India vs Uganda: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax
India
0.621
in 2022
Uganda
0.618
in 2019
India rank
9th
Uganda rank
11th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax over time
- India
- Uganda
How they compare
India currently reports 0.621 against 0.618 in Uganda, a difference of 0.003.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Uganda ahead.
India ranks 9th and Uganda ranks 11th of 109 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, India averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4716 | 0.6208 | 0.1492 | Uganda |
| 1990s | 0.4758 | 0.6042 | 0.1284 | Uganda |
| 2000s | 0.5454 | 0.6166 | 0.0712 | Uganda |
| 2010s | 0.621 | 0.6082 | 0.0128 | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax, India or Uganda?
- India, at 0.621 against 0.618 in Uganda as of 2022.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax between India and Uganda?
- 0.003, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Uganda?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2019.
- How do India and Uganda rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- India ranks 9th and Uganda ranks 11th 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.