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
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.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0.6434 | 0.5811 | 0.0623 | Malawi |
| 1940s | 0.6509 | 0.5056 | 0.1453 | Malawi |
| 1950s | 0.6741 | 0.4792 | 0.1949 | Malawi |
| 1960s | 0.7198 | 0.4661 | 0.2536 | Malawi |
| 1970s | 0.7774 | 0.4508 | 0.3266 | Malawi |
| 1990s | 0.8414 | 0.5418 | 0.2996 | Malawi |
| 2000s | 0.6101 | 0.551 | 0.0591 | Malawi |
| 2010s | 0.636 | 0.5777 | 0.0583 | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gini coefficient (before tax), Malawi or United States?
- Malawi, at 0.5885 against 0.5869 in United States as of 2019.
- What is the difference in gini coefficient (before tax) between Malawi and United States?
- 0.0016, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and United States?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1938 to 2019.
- How do Malawi and United States rank globally for gini coefficient (before tax)?
- Malawi ranks 37th and United States ranks 38th of 113 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Gini coefficient (before tax). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.