Cameroon vs Laos: Gini coefficient (before tax)

Cameroon

0.5996

in 2021

Laos

0.6013

in 2018

Cameroon rank

28th

Laos rank

27th

Gini coefficient (before tax) over time

Cameroon
Laos

How they compare

Laos currently reports 0.6013 against 0.5996 in Cameroon, a difference of 0.0017.

Cameroon ranks 28th and Laos ranks 27th of 113 countries.

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Gini coefficient (before tax) in Cameroon
Gini coefficient (before tax) in Laos
Full country ranking

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
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.