Tanzania vs United States: Gini coefficient
Tanzania
0.4049
in 2018
United States
0.4176
in 2024
Tanzania rank
23rd
United States rank
20th
Gini coefficient over time
- Tanzania
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 0.4176 against 0.4049 in Tanzania, a difference of 0.0127.
Across all 5 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Tanzania ranks 23rd and United States ranks 20th of 120 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tanzania | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3528 | 0.3805 | 0.0277 | United States |
| 2000s | 0.3878 | 0.4062 | 0.0184 | United States |
| 2010s | 0.3914 | 0.4147 | 0.0234 | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gini coefficient, Tanzania or United States?
- United States, at 0.4176 against 0.4049 in Tanzania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gini coefficient between Tanzania and United States?
- 0.0127, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and United States?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2018.
- How do Tanzania and United States rank globally for gini coefficient?
- Tanzania ranks 23rd and United States ranks 20th 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.