China vs Israel: Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank
China
0.5185
in 2015
Israel
0.5191
in 2016
China rank
54th
Israel rank
53rd
Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank over time
- China
- Israel
How they compare
Israel currently reports 0.5191 against 0.5185 in China, a difference of 0.0006.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Israel ahead.
China ranks 54th and Israel ranks 53rd of 109 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and Israel in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4116 | 0.4573 | 0.0457 | Israel |
| 1990s | 0.4613 | 0.4996 | 0.0383 | Israel |
| 2000s | 0.523 | 0.5183 | 0.0047 | China |
| 2010s | 0.5271 | 0.5409 | 0.0138 | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank, China or Israel?
- Israel, at 0.5191 against 0.5185 in China as of 2016.
- What is the difference in gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank between China and Israel?
- 0.0006, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Israel?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2014.
- How do China and Israel rank globally for gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank?
- China ranks 54th and Israel ranks 53rd 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.