Finance

Gini Coefficient Calculator

Measure income or wealth inequality using the Gini index (0 = perfect equality, 1 = perfect inequality).

Enter income/wealth for each quintile (20% of population):

Gini Calculation:
Uses area between Lorenz curve and line of equality
G = A / (A + B) where A+B = 0.5
0 = everyone equal, 1 = one person has everything

Gini Index by Country

CountryGini
Denmark0.28
Germany0.32
UK0.35
US0.39
Brazil0.49
South Africa0.63