Brazil vs Nicaragua: Income inequality vs. GDP per capita
Brazil
0.5026
in 2024
Nicaragua
0.4616
in 2014
Brazil rank
5th
Nicaragua rank
8th
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita over time
- Brazil
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 0.5026 against 0.4616 in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.041.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 5th and Nicaragua ranks 8th of 120 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5982 | 0.5575 | 0.0407 | Brazil |
| 2000s | 0.5613 | 0.4855 | 0.0759 | Brazil |
| 2010s | 0.5205 | 0.4616 | 0.059 | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income inequality vs. gdp per capita, Brazil or Nicaragua?
- Brazil, at 0.5026 against 0.4616 in Nicaragua as of 2024.
- What is the difference in income inequality vs. gdp per capita between Brazil and Nicaragua?
- 0.041, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Nicaragua?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2014.
- How do Brazil and Nicaragua rank globally for income inequality vs. gdp per capita?
- Brazil ranks 5th and Nicaragua ranks 8th 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.