Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Mozambique
Mozambique: Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank was 0.6181 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Mozambique, 1996–2022
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 Mozambique is 0.6181, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Mozambique peaked at 0.6951 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.6134, in 2019.
Mozambique ranks 10th of 109 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6951 | 0.6951 | 0.6951 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6393 | 0.6259 | 0.6527 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.6334 | 0.6134 | 0.6535 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.6181 | 0.6181 | 0.6181 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More poverty & inequality data for Mozambique
- 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 4.76 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 776.4 kg per hectare (2024)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 20.9% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.479 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1688 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1688 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.2063 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 17.8% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.5441 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Mozambique?
- Gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Mozambique was 0.6181 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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6951 in 1996.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6134 in 2019.
- How does Mozambique rank for gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank?
- Mozambique ranks 10th out of 109 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.