Bulgaria vs Mauritania: Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank

Bulgaria
0.4914
in 2023
Mauritania
0.482
in 2019
Bulgaria rank
65th
Mauritania rank
66th

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

  • Bulgaria
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 0.4914 against 0.482 in Mauritania, a difference of 0.0094.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Mauritania ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 65th and Mauritania ranks 66th of 109 countries.

Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Mauritania Difference Ahead
1980s 0.2512 0.5637 0.3125 Mauritania
1990s 0.4248 0.5948 0.17 Mauritania
2000s 0.3933 0.547 0.1537 Mauritania
2010s 0.4629 0.4797 0.0168 Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank, Bulgaria or Mauritania?
Bulgaria, at 0.4914 against 0.482 in Mauritania as of 2023.
What is the difference in gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank between Bulgaria and Mauritania?
0.0094, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Mauritania?
6 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2019.
How do Bulgaria and Mauritania rank globally for gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank?
Bulgaria ranks 65th and Mauritania ranks 66th 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

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
Last refreshed

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.