Brazil vs Mexico: Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank
Brazil
0.6497
in 2022
Mexico
0.6742
in 2022
Brazil rank
5th
Mexico rank
2nd
Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank over time
- Brazil
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 0.6742 against 0.6497 in Brazil, a difference of 0.0245.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 5th and Mexico ranks 2nd of 109 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6639 | 0.6895 | 0.0257 | Mexico |
| 2010s | 0.6311 | 0.7114 | 0.0803 | Mexico |
| 2020s | 0.6349 | 0.6859 | 0.051 | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank, Brazil or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 0.6742 against 0.6497 in Brazil as of 2022.
- What is the difference in gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank between Brazil and Mexico?
- 0.0245, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Mexico?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2022.
- How do Brazil and Mexico rank globally for gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank?
- Brazil ranks 5th and Mexico ranks 2nd of 109 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank. 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. Inequality is measured here in terms of income after taxes and benefits.