Mauritania vs United Kingdom: Gini coefficient

Mauritania
0.32
in 2019
United Kingdom
0.3242
in 2021
Mauritania rank
80th
United Kingdom rank
78th

Gini coefficient over time

  • Mauritania
  • United Kingdom
00.10.20.30.40.5196819942021

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 0.3242 against 0.32 in Mauritania, a difference of 0.0042.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 80th and United Kingdom ranks 78th of 120 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1980s 0.4394 0.3386 0.1008 Mauritania
1990s 0.4364 0.353 0.0834 Mauritania
2000s 0.3829 0.3638 0.0192 Mauritania
2010s 0.3231 0.3298 0.0068 United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gini coefficient, Mauritania or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 0.3242 against 0.32 in Mauritania as of 2021.
What is the difference in gini coefficient between Mauritania and United Kingdom?
0.0042, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and United Kingdom?
8 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2019.
How do Mauritania and United Kingdom rank globally for gini coefficient?
Mauritania ranks 80th and United Kingdom ranks 78th 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.