Argentina vs China: Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank

Argentina
0.5242
in 2022
China
0.5185
in 2015
Argentina rank
51st
China rank
54th

Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank over time

  • Argentina
  • China
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How they compare

Argentina currently reports 0.5242 against 0.5185 in China, a difference of 0.0057.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 51st and China ranks 54th of 109 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank
Source
World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
109 places, 2,196 data points, 1913–2024
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The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of income after taxes and benefits.