Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Uruguay
Uruguay: Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank was 0.4979 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Uruguay, 2001–2022
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 Uruguay is 0.4979, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Uruguay peaked at 0.6109 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.4631, in 2019.
Uruguay ranks 62nd of 109 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5853 | 0.5362 | 0.6109 | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.4811 | 0.4631 | 0.5198 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5017 | 0.4979 | 0.5084 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More poverty & inequality data for Uruguay
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.41 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,058 kg per hectare (2024)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 25.9% (2021)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.218 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1027 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1027 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1186 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 18.5% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.2514 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Uruguay?
- Gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Uruguay was 0.4979 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 Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6109 in 2003.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4631 in 2019.
- How does Uruguay rank for gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank?
- Uruguay ranks 62nd out of 109 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay 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.