Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Mexico
Mexico: Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank was 0.6742 in 2022. ▬ Flat
Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Mexico, 2000–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Mexico stood at 0.6742.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Mexico peaked at 0.7441 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.6651, in 2002.
That places Mexico 2nd out of 109 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7005 | 0.6651 | 0.7441 | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.7103 | 0.7007 | 0.7175 | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.6859 | 0.6742 | 0.6976 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More poverty & inequality data for Mexico
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 5 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.91 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,262 kg per hectare (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 14.3% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.358 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.106 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.106 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1456 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 17.2% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.2842 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Mexico?
- Gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Mexico was 0.6742 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7441 in 2000.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6651 in 2002.
- How does Mexico rank for gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank?
- Mexico ranks 2nd out of 109 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mexico 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.