Indonesia vs Sri Lanka: Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank

Indonesia
0.5768
in 2018
Sri Lanka
0.5766
in 2016
Indonesia rank
25th
Sri Lanka rank
26th

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

  • Indonesia
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 0.5768 against 0.5766 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0002.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Indonesia ahead.

Indonesia ranks 25th and Sri Lanka ranks 26th of 109 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1990s 0.5741 0.5426 0.0315 Indonesia
2000s 0.5248 0.5852 0.0604 Sri Lanka
2010s 0.5363 0.5804 0.0441 Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank, Indonesia or Sri Lanka?
Indonesia, at 0.5768 against 0.5766 in Sri Lanka as of 2018.
What is the difference in gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank between Indonesia and Sri Lanka?
0.0002, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Sri Lanka?
7 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2016.
How do Indonesia and Sri Lanka rank globally for gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank?
Indonesia ranks 25th and Sri Lanka ranks 26th 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.