Three metrics of inequality in Egypt
Egypt: Three metrics of inequality was 57.73 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Three metrics of inequality in Egypt, 1990–2020
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, three metrics of inequality in Egypt stood at 57.73.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, three metrics of inequality in Egypt peaked at 59.65 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 54.44, in 1995.
That places Egypt 42nd out of 113 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.39 | 54.44 | 59.61 | 3 |
| 2000s | 58.97 | 58.91 | 59.02 | 2 |
| 2010s | 58.39 | 56.91 | 59.65 | 4 |
| 2020s | 57.73 | 57.73 | 57.73 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More poverty & inequality data for Egypt
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 3 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.75 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 7,402 kg per hectare (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.398 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 8.0% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.103 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.103 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1186 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1868 (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 1.4% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is three metrics of inequality in Egypt?
- Three metrics of inequality in Egypt was 57.73 in 2020, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest three metrics of inequality recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 59.65 in 2015.
- What is the lowest three metrics of inequality recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.44 in 1995.
- How does Egypt rank for three metrics of inequality?
- Egypt ranks 42nd out of 113 countries with data for 2020.
- Is three metrics of inequality rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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 Three metrics of inequality. 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 before taxes and benefits.