Brazil vs Nicaragua: Gini coefficient

Brazil
0.5026
in 2024
Nicaragua
0.4616
in 2014
Brazil rank
5th
Nicaragua rank
8th

Gini coefficient over time

  • Brazil
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

Brazil currently reports 0.5026 against 0.4616 in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.041.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 5th and Nicaragua ranks 8th of 120 countries.

Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1990s 0.5982 0.5575 0.0407 Brazil
2000s 0.5613 0.4855 0.0759 Brazil
2010s 0.5205 0.4616 0.059 Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gini coefficient, Brazil or Nicaragua?
Brazil, at 0.5026 against 0.4616 in Nicaragua as of 2024.
What is the difference in gini coefficient between Brazil and Nicaragua?
0.041, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Nicaragua?
6 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2014.
How do Brazil and Nicaragua rank globally for gini coefficient?
Brazil ranks 5th and Nicaragua ranks 8th 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

Indicator
Gini coefficient
Source
World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,148 data points, 1963–2025
Last refreshed

The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.