Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Cyprus
Cyprus: Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank was 0.3335 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Cyprus, 1990–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Cyprus is 0.3335, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 6.5% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Cyprus peaked at 0.4444 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.313, in 2021.
Cyprus ranks 94th of 109 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4322 | 0.42 | 0.4444 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.3716 | 0.3567 | 0.4078 | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.3695 | 0.3348 | 0.3993 | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.3209 | 0.313 | 0.3335 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 91 New Zealand 0.3514 compare
- 92 Spain 0.3441 compare
- 93 Italy 0.3367 compare
- 96 United Kingdom 0.3185 compare
- 97 Slovenia 0.3181 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Cyprus
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.39 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,440 kg per hectare (2024)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 28.2% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.252 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0713 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0713 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.0818 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 21.2% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1485 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Cyprus?
- Gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Cyprus was 0.3335 in 2022, 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 Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4444 in 1990.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.313 in 2021.
- How does Cyprus rank for gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank?
- Cyprus ranks 94th out of 109 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cyprus 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.