Bulgaria vs El Salvador: Gini index

Bulgaria
39.5
in 2023
El Salvador
39.8
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
31st
El Salvador rank
30th

Gini index over time

  • Bulgaria
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 39.8 against 39.5 in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.3.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1989 it was El Salvador ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 31st and El Salvador ranks 30th of 121 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria El Salvador Difference Ahead
1980s 23.4 48.7 25.3 El Salvador
1990s 32.8 49.8 17 El Salvador
2000s 33.47 47.55 14.08 El Salvador
2010s 38.12 40.86 2.74 El Salvador
2020s 38.9 39.2 0.3 El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gini index, Bulgaria or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 39.8 against 39.5 in Bulgaria as of 2023.
What is the difference in gini index between Bulgaria and El Salvador?
0.3, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and El Salvador?
21 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and El Salvador rank globally for gini index?
Bulgaria ranks 31st and El Salvador ranks 30th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ, published as Gini index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gini index
Source
World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
122 places, 2,305 data points, 1963–2025
Last refreshed

Gini index measures the extent to which the distribution of income (or, in some cases, consumption expenditure) among individuals or households within an economy deviates from a perfectly equal distribution. A Lorenz curve plots the cumulative percentages of total income received against the cumulative number of recipients, starting with the poorest individual or household. The Gini index measures the area between the Lorenz curve and a hypothetical line of absolute equality, expressed as a percentage of the maximum area under the line. Thus a Gini index of 0 represents perfect equality, while an index of 100 implies perfect inequality.