Benin vs Italy: Income inequality vs. GDP per capita
Benin
0.344
in 2021
Italy
0.3434
in 2023
Benin rank
55th
Italy rank
56th
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita over time
- Benin
- Italy
How they compare
Benin currently reports 0.344 against 0.3434 in Italy, a difference of 0.0006.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 55th and Italy ranks 56th of 120 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Italy in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3858 | 0.3493 | 0.0365 | Benin |
| 2010s | 0.43 | 0.3522 | 0.0778 | Benin |
| 2020s | 0.344 | 0.3484 | 0.0045 | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income inequality vs. gdp per capita, Benin or Italy?
- Benin, at 0.344 against 0.3434 in Italy as of 2021.
- What is the difference in income inequality vs. gdp per capita between Benin and Italy?
- 0.0006, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Italy?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2021.
- How do Benin and Italy rank globally for income inequality vs. gdp per capita?
- Benin ranks 55th and Italy ranks 56th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Income inequality vs. GDP per capita. 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.