Mexico vs United States: Income inequality vs. GDP per capita
Mexico
0.4263
in 2024
United States
0.4176
in 2024
Mexico rank
18th
United States rank
20th
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita over time
- Mexico
- United States
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 0.4263 against 0.4176 in United States, a difference of 0.0087.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.
Mexico ranks 18th and United States ranks 20th of 120 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4932 | 0.3779 | 0.1153 | Mexico |
| 1990s | 0.5275 | 0.3966 | 0.1309 | Mexico |
| 2000s | 0.5097 | 0.4085 | 0.1012 | Mexico |
| 2010s | 0.4781 | 0.4125 | 0.0656 | Mexico |
| 2020s | 0.4356 | 0.4116 | 0.024 | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income inequality vs. gdp per capita, Mexico or United States?
- Mexico, at 0.4263 against 0.4176 in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in income inequality vs. gdp per capita between Mexico and United States?
- 0.0087, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and United States?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and United States rank globally for income inequality vs. gdp per capita?
- Mexico ranks 18th 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.