Statizoid

Jamaica vs Uruguay: Gini index

Jamaica
39.9
in 2021
Uruguay
40
in 2024
Jamaica rank
28th
Uruguay rank
27th

Gini index over time

  • Jamaica
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 40 against 39.9 in Jamaica, a difference of 0.1.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Uruguay ahead.

Globally, Jamaica ranks 28th and Uruguay ranks 27th 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.