Bolivia vs United States: Income inequality vs. GDP per capita
Bolivia
0.4087
in 2024
United States
0.4176
in 2024
Bolivia rank
21st
United States rank
20th
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita over time
- Bolivia
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 0.4176 against 0.4087 in Bolivia, a difference of 0.0089.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Bolivia ahead.
Bolivia ranks 21st and United States ranks 20th of 120 countries.
Bolivia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5809 | 0.4026 | 0.1783 | Bolivia |
| 2000s | 0.5588 | 0.4085 | 0.1504 | Bolivia |
| 2010s | 0.4543 | 0.4142 | 0.0401 | Bolivia |
| 2020s | 0.4174 | 0.41 | 0.0074 | Bolivia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income inequality vs. gdp per capita, Bolivia or United States?
- United States, at 0.4176 against 0.4087 in Bolivia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in income inequality vs. gdp per capita between Bolivia and United States?
- 0.0089, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and United States?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2024.
- How do Bolivia and United States rank globally for income inequality vs. gdp per capita?
- Bolivia ranks 21st and United States ranks 20th 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.