China vs Iran: Gini coefficient

China

0.3602

in 2022

Iran

0.3588

in 2023

China rank

47th

Iran rank

49th

Gini coefficient over time

China currently reports 0.3602 against 0.3588 in Iran, a difference of 0.0013.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Iran ahead.

China ranks 47th and Iran ranks 49th of 120 countries.

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: 07 August 2026

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