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Cameroon vs United States: Gini index

Cameroon
42.2
in 2021
United States
41.8
in 2024
Cameroon rank
21st
United States rank
22nd

Gini index over time

  • Cameroon
  • United States
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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 42.2 against 41.8 in United States, a difference of 0.4.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.

Globally, Cameroon ranks 21st and United States ranks 22nd 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.