Malaysia vs United States: Income inequality vs. GDP per capita
Malaysia
0.4067
in 2021
United States
0.4176
in 2024
Malaysia rank
22nd
United States rank
20th
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita over time
- Malaysia
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 0.4176 against 0.4067 in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0109.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 22nd and United States ranks 20th of 120 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4724 | 0.3759 | 0.0964 | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 0.4844 | 0.3959 | 0.0886 | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 0.4555 | 0.4119 | 0.0436 | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 0.4179 | 0.4132 | 0.0047 | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 0.4067 | 0.3971 | 0.0096 | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income inequality vs. gdp per capita, Malaysia or United States?
- United States, at 0.4176 against 0.4067 in Malaysia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in income inequality vs. gdp per capita between Malaysia and United States?
- 0.0109, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and United States?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2021.
- How do Malaysia and United States rank globally for income inequality vs. gdp per capita?
- Malaysia ranks 22nd 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.