Which has higher three metrics of inequality, Gambia or United States of America?

United States of America, at 58.69 against 58.64 in Gambia as of 2024.

What is the difference in three metrics of inequality between Gambia and United States of America?

0.05, with United States of America ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and United States of America?

5 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Three metrics of inequality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Gambia vs United States of America: Three metrics of inequality

Gambia

58.64

in 2020

United States of America

58.69

in 2024

Gambia rank

39th

United States of America rank

38th

Three metrics of inequality over time

Gambia
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 58.69 against 58.64 in Gambia, a difference of 0.05.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Gambia ahead.

Gambia ranks 39th and United States of America ranks 38th of 113 countries.

Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gambia	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
1990s	65.85	54.33	11.52	Gambia
2000s	65.42	54.4	11.02	Gambia
2010s	59.91	57.53	2.38	Gambia
2020s	58.64	57.39	1.25	Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher three metrics of inequality, Gambia or United States of America?: United States of America, at 58.69 against 58.64 in Gambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in three metrics of inequality between Gambia and United States of America?: 0.05, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and United States of America?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2020.
How do Gambia and United States of America rank globally for three metrics of inequality?: Gambia ranks 39th and United States of America ranks 38th of 113 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Three metrics of inequality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Three metrics of inequality
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: 28 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.