Kenya vs Sri Lanka: Gini coefficient (before tax)

Kenya

0.5953

in 2021

Sri Lanka

0.5911

in 2016

Kenya rank

32nd

Sri Lanka rank

35th

Gini coefficient (before tax) over time

Kenya
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 0.5953 against 0.5911 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0042.

Kenya ranks 32nd and Sri Lanka ranks 35th of 113 countries.

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Gini coefficient (before tax) in Kenya
Gini coefficient (before tax) in Sri Lanka
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.