Mauritania vs Romania: Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank

Mauritania
0.482
in 2019
Romania
0.4783
in 2022
Mauritania rank
66th
Romania rank
67th

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

  • Mauritania
  • Romania
00.20.40.6198720042022

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 0.482 against 0.4783 in Romania, a difference of 0.0037.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 66th and Romania ranks 67th of 109 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and Romania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Romania Difference Ahead
1990s 0.5948 0.3601 0.2347 Mauritania
2000s 0.5458 0.4513 0.0945 Mauritania
2010s 0.4797 0.4826 0.003 Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank, Mauritania or Romania?
Mauritania, at 0.482 against 0.4783 in Romania as of 2019.
What is the difference in gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank between Mauritania and Romania?
0.0037, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Romania?
7 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2019.
How do Mauritania and Romania rank globally for gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank?
Mauritania ranks 66th and Romania ranks 67th 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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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
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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.