Malawi vs United States: Gini coefficient (before tax)

Malawi
0.5885
in 2019
United States
0.5869
in 2024
Malawi rank
37th
United States rank
38th

Gini coefficient (before tax) over time

  • Malawi
  • United States
00.20.40.60.8191319682024

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.5885 against 0.5869 in United States, a difference of 0.0016.

Across all 29 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.

Malawi ranks 37th and United States ranks 38th 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.