Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Uganda
Uganda: Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank was 0.618 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Uganda, 1989–2019
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 Uganda is 0.618, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Uganda peaked at 0.6462 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.5915, in 1996.
Uganda ranks 11th of 109 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6208 | 0.6208 | 0.6208 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.611 | 0.5915 | 0.6247 | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.6318 | 0.6166 | 0.6462 | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.6082 | 0.5953 | 0.618 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More poverty & inequality data for Uganda
- 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 1,920 kg per hectare (2024)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 12.5% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.524 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1641 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1641 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1815 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 10.7% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.4361 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Uganda?
- Gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Uganda was 0.618 in 2019, 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6462 in 2002.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5915 in 1996.
- How does Uganda rank for gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank?
- Uganda ranks 11th out of 109 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Uganda 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.