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

El Salvador
0.5364
in 2022
Nigeria
0.5316
in 2022
El Salvador rank
44th
Nigeria rank
47th

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

  • El Salvador
  • Nigeria
00.20.40.6198520032022

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 0.5364 against 0.5316 in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0048.

Across all 5 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 44th and Nigeria ranks 47th of 109 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Nigeria Difference Ahead
2000s 0.6103 0.5695 0.0408 El Salvador
2010s 0.5715 0.5364 0.0351 El Salvador
2020s 0.5364 0.5316 0.0048 El Salvador

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 Nigeria?
El Salvador, at 0.5364 against 0.5316 in Nigeria as of 2022.
What is the difference in gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank between El Salvador and Nigeria?
0.0048, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Nigeria?
5 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
How do El Salvador and Nigeria rank globally for gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank?
El Salvador ranks 44th and Nigeria ranks 47th 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.