China vs Vietnam: Income inequality vs. GDP per capita
China
0.3605
in 2022
Vietnam
0.3609
in 2022
China rank
47th
Vietnam rank
45th
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita over time
- China
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 0.3609 against 0.3605 in China, a difference of 0.0004.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2002 it was China ahead.
China ranks 47th and Vietnam ranks 45th of 120 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4245 | 0.363 | 0.0615 | China |
| 2010s | 0.4039 | 0.3613 | 0.0426 | China |
| 2020s | 0.3658 | 0.3644 | 0.0014 | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income inequality vs. gdp per capita, China or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 0.3609 against 0.3605 in China as of 2022.
- What is the difference in income inequality vs. gdp per capita between China and Vietnam?
- 0.0004, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Vietnam?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2022.
- How do China and Vietnam rank globally for income inequality vs. gdp per capita?
- China ranks 47th and Vietnam ranks 45th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.