Malawi vs Sri Lanka: Gini coefficient (before tax)

Malawi

0.5885

in 2019

Sri Lanka

0.5911

in 2016

Malawi rank

37th

Sri Lanka rank

35th

Gini coefficient (before tax) over time

Malawi
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.5911 against 0.5885 in Malawi, a difference of 0.0026.

Malawi ranks 37th and Sri Lanka ranks 35th of 113 countries.

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Gini coefficient (before tax) in Malawi
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.