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Botswana vs South Africa: Gini coefficient (before tax)

Botswana
0.7114
in 2015
South Africa
0.7465
in 2014
Botswana rank
4th
South Africa rank
3rd

Gini coefficient (before tax) over time

  • Botswana
  • South Africa
00.20.40.60.8198520002015

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.7465 against 0.7114 in Botswana, a difference of 0.0351.

Botswana ranks 4th and South Africa ranks 3rd of 113 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Gini coefficient (before tax)
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
113 places, 3,075 data points, 1820–2024
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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 before taxes and benefits.