Botswana vs South Africa: Gini coefficient
Botswana
0.5491
in 2015
South Africa
0.5405
in 2022
Botswana rank
1st
South Africa rank
3rd
Gini coefficient over time
- Botswana
- South Africa
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 0.5491 against 0.5405 in South Africa, a difference of 0.0086.
Botswana ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 3rd of 120 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gini coefficient, Botswana or South Africa?
- Botswana, at 0.5491 against 0.5405 in South Africa as of 2015.
- What is the difference in gini coefficient between Botswana and South Africa?
- 0.0086, with Botswana ahead.
- How do Botswana and South Africa rank globally for gini coefficient?
- Botswana ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 3rd of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Gini coefficient. 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.