Uganda vs Zambia: Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax)
Uganda
53.0%
in 2019
Zambia
56.2%
in 2022
Uganda rank
14th
Zambia rank
12th
Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) over time
- Uganda
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 56.2% against 53.0% in Uganda, a difference of 3.2%.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1948 it was Zambia ahead.
Uganda ranks 14th and Zambia ranks 12th of 113 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Uganda averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Uganda | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 58.0% | 58.4% | 0.4% | Zambia |
| 1950s | 60.3% | 60.0% | 0.3% | Uganda |
| 1960s | 59.9% | 62.3% | 2.4% | Zambia |
| 1970s | 56.8% | 61.0% | 4.1% | Zambia |
| 1990s | 48.9% | 55.0% | 6.1% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 56.4% | 52.0% | 4.4% | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax), Uganda or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 56.2% against 53.0% in Uganda as of 2022.
- What is the difference in income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) between Uganda and Zambia?
- 3.2%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Uganda and Zambia?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2002.
- How do Uganda and Zambia rank globally for income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax)?
- Uganda ranks 14th and Zambia ranks 12th 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 Income share of the richest 10% vs. 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
Share of income received by the richest 10% of the population. Income here is measured before taxes and benefits.