Mexico vs United States: Gini coefficient
Mexico
0.4263
in 2024
United States
0.4176
in 2024
Mexico rank
19th
United States rank
21st
Gini coefficient over time
- Mexico
- United States
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 0.4263 against 0.4176 in United States, a difference of 0.0087.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.
Mexico ranks 19th and United States ranks 21st of 120 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4932 | 0.3779 | 0.1153 | Mexico |
| 1990s | 0.5275 | 0.3966 | 0.1309 | Mexico |
| 2000s | 0.5097 | 0.4085 | 0.1012 | Mexico |
| 2010s | 0.4781 | 0.4125 | 0.0656 | Mexico |
| 2020s | 0.4356 | 0.4116 | 0.024 | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gini coefficient, Mexico or United States?
- Mexico, at 0.4263 against 0.4176 in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gini coefficient between Mexico and United States?
- 0.0087, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and United States?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and United States rank globally for gini coefficient?
- Mexico ranks 19th and United States ranks 21st 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.