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Botswana vs South Africa: Gini index

Botswana
54.9
in 2015
South Africa
54.1
in 2022
Botswana rank
1st
South Africa rank
3rd

Gini index over time

  • Botswana
  • South Africa
0204060198520032022

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 54.9 against 54.1 in South Africa, a difference of 0.8.

Globally, Botswana ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 3rd of 121 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Gini index
Source
World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
122 places, 2,305 data points, 1963–2025
Last refreshed

Gini index measures the extent to which the distribution of income (or, in some cases, consumption expenditure) among individuals or households within an economy deviates from a perfectly equal distribution. A Lorenz curve plots the cumulative percentages of total income received against the cumulative number of recipients, starting with the poorest individual or household. The Gini index measures the area between the Lorenz curve and a hypothetical line of absolute equality, expressed as a percentage of the maximum area under the line. Thus a Gini index of 0 represents perfect equality, while an index of 100 implies perfect inequality.