Peru vs Uruguay: Income inequality vs. GDP per capita
Peru
0.4013
in 2024
Uruguay
0.3998
in 2024
Peru rank
24th
Uruguay rank
25th
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita over time
- Peru
- Uruguay
How they compare
Peru currently reports 0.4013 against 0.3998 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0015.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Peru ahead.
Peru ranks 24th and Uruguay ranks 25th of 120 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4871 | 0.4574 | 0.0297 | Peru |
| 2010s | 0.4358 | 0.4058 | 0.0301 | Peru |
| 2020s | 0.41 | 0.4047 | 0.0053 | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income inequality vs. gdp per capita, Peru or Uruguay?
- Peru, at 0.4013 against 0.3998 in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in income inequality vs. gdp per capita between Peru and Uruguay?
- 0.0015, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Uruguay?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
- How do Peru and Uruguay rank globally for income inequality vs. gdp per capita?
- Peru ranks 24th and Uruguay ranks 25th 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.