Guinea-Bissau vs Singapore: Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank

Guinea-Bissau
0.5238
in 2021
Singapore
0.5277
in 2014
Guinea-Bissau rank
52nd
Singapore rank
50th

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

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Singapore
00.20.40.6198020002021

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 0.5277 against 0.5238 in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.0039.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 52nd and Singapore ranks 50th of 109 countries.

Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Singapore Difference Ahead
1990s 0.6601 0.4342 0.2259 Guinea-Bissau
2000s 0.5507 0.5294 0.0213 Guinea-Bissau
2010s 0.6771 0.5105 0.1666 Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank, Guinea-Bissau or Singapore?
Singapore, at 0.5277 against 0.5238 in Guinea-Bissau as of 2014.
What is the difference in gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank between Guinea-Bissau and Singapore?
0.0039, with Singapore ahead.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Singapore rank globally for gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 52nd and Singapore ranks 50th 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.