Statizoid

Israel vs Sri Lanka: Gini index

Israel
38.3
in 2022
Sri Lanka
37.7
in 2019
Israel rank
39th
Sri Lanka rank
41st

Gini index over time

  • Israel
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Israel currently reports 38.3 against 37.7 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.6.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Globally, Israel ranks 39th and Sri Lanka ranks 41st 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.