Country Poorest Richest Inequality ratio Namibia 0.5 64.5 128.8 Botswana 0.7 56.6 77.6 Swaziland 1 50.2 49.7 Lesotho 0.5 48.3 105 Guatemala 0.9 48.3 55.1 Central African Republic 0.7 47.7 69.2 Chile 1.2 47 40.6 South Africa 0.7 46.9 65.1 Brazil 0.5 46.7 85 Colombia 0.8 46.5 57.8 Burkina Faso 1.8 46.3 26.2 Nicaragua 1.2 45 36.1 Sierra Leone 0.5 43.6 87.2 Paraguay 0.6 43.6 70.4 Panama 0.7 43.3 62.3 Mexico 1 43.1 45 Honduras 0.9 42.2 49.1 Malawi 1.9 42.2 22.7 Ecuador 0.9 41.6 44.9 Zambia 1.1 41 36.6 Nigeria 1.6 40.8 24.9 El Salvador 0.9 40.6 47.4 Papua New Guinea 1.7 40.5 23.8 Mali 1.8 40.4 23.1 Zimbabwe 1.8 40.3 22 Guinea-Bissau 2.1 39.3 19 Argentina 1 38.9 39.1 Malaysia 1.7 38.4 22.1 Gambia 1.5 38 25.4 Dominican Republic 2.1 37.9 17.7 Peru 0.7 37.2 49.9 Mongolia 2.1 37 17.8 Madagascar 1.9 36.6 19.2 Venezuela 0.6 36.3 62.9 Philippines 2.2 36.3 16.5 Kenya 2.3 36.1 15.6 Russian Federation 1.8 36 20.3 CÙte d'Ivoire 2.2 35.9 16.2 Niger 0.8 35.4 46 Cameroon 2.3 35.4 15.7 "Hong Kong, China (SAR)" 2 34.9 17.8 Uganda 2.3 34.9 14.9 Costa Rica 1.4 34.8 25.1 Guyana 1.3 33.8 25.9 Thailand 2.5 33.8 13.4 Cambodia 2.9 33.8 11.6 "Iran, Islamic Rep. of" 2 33.7 17.2 Uruguay 1.8 33.5 18.9 Senegal 2.6 33.5 12.8 China 1.8 33.1 18.4 Burundi 1.7 32.8 19.3 Singapore 1.9 32.8 17.7 Saint Lucia 2 32.5 16.2 Bolivia 1.3 32 24.6 Guinea 2.6 32 12.3 Mozambique 2.5 31.7 12.5 Turkmenistan 2.6 31.7 12.3 Tunisia 2.3 31.5 13.4 Morocco 2.6 30.9 11.7 Turkey 2.3 30.7 13.3 Lao People's Dem.  Rep. 3.2 30.6 9.7 Jamaica 2.7 30.3 11.4 "Tanzania, U. Rep. of" 2.8 30.1 10.8 Ghana 2.1 30 14.1 United States 1.9 29.9 15.9 Trinidad and Tobago 2.1 29.9 14.4 Viet Nam 3.6 29.9 8.4 Portugal 2 29.8 15 Nepal 3.2 29.8 9.3 Jordan 3.3 29.8 9.1 Armenia 2.6 29.7 11.5 Mauritania 2.5 29.5 12 Azerbaijan 3.1 29.5 9.7 Egypt 3.7 29.5 8 Estonia 1.9 28.5 14.9 United Kingdom 2.1 28.5 13.8 Greece 2.9 28.5 10 Indonesia 3.6 28.5 7.8 "Moldova, Rep. of" 2.8 28.4 10.2 Pakistan 3.7 28.3 7.6 Israel 2.4 28.2 11.7 Sri Lanka 3.5 28 7.9 Georgia 2.3 27.9 12 New Zealand 2.2 27.8 12.5 Ireland 2.8 27.6 9.7 Poland 2.9 27.4 9.3 India 3.9 27.4 7 Italy 2.3 26.8 11.6 Algeria 2.8 26.8 9.6 Bangladesh 3.9 26.7 6.8 Latvia 2.9 25.9 8.9 Yemen 3 25.9 8.6 Ethiopia 3.9 25.5 6.6 Australia 2 25.4 12.5 Switzerland 2.6 25.2 9.9 Spain 2.8 25.2 9 Tajikistan 3.2 25.2 8 France 2.8 25.1 9.1 Netherlands 2.8 25.1 9 Canada 2.5 25 10.1 Lithuania 3.2 24.9 7.9 Croatia 3.4 24.5 7.3 Kazakhstan 3.4 24.2 7.1 Rwanda 4.2 24.2 5.8 Belarus 3.5 24.1 6.9 Luxembourg 3.5 23.8 6.8 Bulgaria 2.4 23.7 9.9 Romania 3.3 23.6 7.2 Austria 3.1 23.5 7.6 Norway 3.9 23.4 6.1 Kyrgyzstan 3.9 23.3 6 Ukraine 3.7 23.2 6.4 Hungary 2.6 22.8 8.9 Belgium 2.9 22.6 7.8 Finland 4 22.6 5.6 "Korea, Rep. of" 2.9 22.5 7.8 Albania 3.8 22.4 5.9 Czech Republic 4.3 22.4 5.2 Sweden 3.6 22.2 6.2 Germany 3.2 22.1 6.9 "Macedonia, TFYR" 3.3 22.1 6.8 Uzbekistan 3.6 22 6.1 Japan 4.8 21.7 4.5 Slovenia 3.6 21.4 5.9 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.9 21.4 5.4 Denmark 2.6 21.3 8.1 Slovakia 3.1 20.9 6.7