South Korea vs Malaysia: Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank

South Korea
0.4321
in 2022
Malaysia
0.4525
in 2022
South Korea rank
78th
Malaysia rank
76th

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

  • South Korea
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 0.4525 against 0.4321 in South Korea, a difference of 0.0204.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Malaysia ahead.

South Korea ranks 78th and Malaysia ranks 76th of 109 countries.

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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.