Brazil vs South Africa: Income inequality vs. GDP per capita
Brazil
0.5026
in 2024
South Africa
0.5405
in 2022
Brazil rank
5th
South Africa rank
3rd
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita over time
- Brazil
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.5405 against 0.5026 in Brazil, a difference of 0.0379.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 5th and South Africa ranks 3rd of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6007 | 0.5933 | 0.0073 | Brazil |
| 2000s | 0.5517 | 0.6376 | 0.0859 | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.5205 | 0.5964 | 0.0759 | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.5189 | 0.5405 | 0.0216 | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income inequality vs. gdp per capita, Brazil or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.5405 against 0.5026 in Brazil as of 2022.
- What is the difference in income inequality vs. gdp per capita between Brazil and South Africa?
- 0.0379, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and South Africa?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2022.
- How do Brazil and South Africa rank globally for income inequality vs. gdp per capita?
- Brazil ranks 5th and South Africa ranks 3rd 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.