El Salvador vs Niger: Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank

El Salvador
0.5364
in 2022
Niger
0.5378
in 2021
El Salvador rank
44th
Niger rank
43rd

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

  • El Salvador
  • Niger
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How they compare

Niger currently reports 0.5378 against 0.5364 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0014.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2005 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 44th and Niger ranks 43rd of 109 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Niger in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Niger Difference Ahead
2000s 0.6196 0.605 0.0145 El Salvador
2010s 0.5815 0.5522 0.0292 El Salvador
2020s 0.5168 0.5378 0.021 Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank, El Salvador or Niger?
Niger, at 0.5378 against 0.5364 in El Salvador as of 2021.
What is the difference in gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank between El Salvador and Niger?
0.0014, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Niger?
5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2021.
How do El Salvador and Niger rank globally for gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank?
El Salvador ranks 44th and Niger ranks 43rd 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.