Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank was 0.5404 in 2021. ▬ Flat
Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Cote d'Ivoire, 1986–2021
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cote d'Ivoire recorded 0.5404 for gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 0.5989 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.5404, in 2021.
That places Cote d'Ivoire 42nd out of 109 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.57 | 0.5539 | 0.5896 | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.5801 | 0.5655 | 0.5947 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.5989 | 0.5989 | 0.5989 | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.5728 | 0.5555 | 0.5902 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.5404 | 0.5404 | 0.5404 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cote d'Ivoire
More poverty & inequality data for Cote d'Ivoire
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 4.28 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,398 kg per hectare (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 13.6% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.589 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.196 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.196 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.2164 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 13.1% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.4345 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Cote d'Ivoire was 0.5404 in 2021, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5989 in 2008.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5404 in 2021.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 42nd out of 109 countries with data for 2021.
- Is gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cote d'Ivoire data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 after taxes and benefits.