Gini inequality index reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -urban by country
Gini inequality index reduction due to SPL programs as % of pre-transfer Gini index
Countries reporting
36
Highest
45.7%
Romania
Lowest
-0.6%
Colombia
Median
8.6%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
367
What the numbers show
Gini inequality index reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -urban is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 45.7% in Romania; the lowest is -0.6% in Colombia.
The median across all reporting countries is 8.6%, and the mean is 14.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 75.
Over the past decade 28 countries rose and 8 fell. The largest increase was in Peru (up 4,280.3%), and the largest decrease in Honduras (down 106.4%).
Gini inequality index reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romania | 45.7% | 2021 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 2 | Poland | 45.3% | 2019 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 3 | Belarus | 44.5% | 2019 | up 41.5% | rising |
| 4 | Serbia | 41.2% | 2022 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 5 | Republic of Moldova | 41.0% | 2018 | up 95.9% | rising |
| 6 | Ukraine | 35.9% | 2020 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 7 | Armenia | 31.6% | 2022 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 8 | Mongolia | 29.2% | 2020 | up 83.6% | rising |
| 9 | Georgia | 26.6% | 2021 | up 58.1% | rising |
| 10 | Kazakhstan | 25.0% | 2021 | up 168.2% | rising |
| 11 | Kyrgyzstan | 23.4% | 2020 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 12 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 16.0% | 2017 | up 90.0% | rising |
| 12 | Kosovo | 16.0% | 2017 | up 90.0% | rising |
| 14 | Türkiye | 14.9% | 2019 | up 46.6% | rising |
| 15 | Uruguay | 13.1% | 2022 | up 53.2% | rising |
| 16 | Chile | 12.6% | 2022 | up 99.6% | rising |
| 17 | Argentina | 9.2% | 2022 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 18 | Brazil | 8.8% | 2022 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 19 | Viet Nam | 8.4% | 2020 | up 167.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Panama | 6.1% | 2023 | up 187.0% | rising |
| 21 | Thailand | 5.8% | 2021 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 22 | Costa Rica | 3.9% | 2022 | up 78.5% | volatile |
| 23 | Mexico | 3.9% | 2022 | up 41.9% | rising |
| 24 | Dominican Republic | 3.3% | 2021 | up 238.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Indonesia | 2.8% | 2022 | up 2.6% | volatile |
| 26 | Sri Lanka | 2.6% | 2019 | up 72.0% | rising |
| 27 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 2.3% | 2021 | down 58.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Peru | 1.5% | 2022 | up 4,280.3% | volatile |
| 29 | El Salvador | 1.5% | 2022 | up 632.4% | volatile |
| 30 | South Africa | 1.2% | 2021 | down 74.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Ecuador | 0.7% | 2022 | down 80.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Pakistan | 0.6% | 2018 | up 78.1% | volatile |
| 33 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.3% | 2021 | down 87.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Paraguay | 0.3% | 2022 | up 149.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Honduras | -0.3% | 2019 | down 106.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Colombia | -0.6% | 2022 | down 56.6% | volatile |
About this data
Gini inequality index reduction due to SPL programs as % of pre-transfer Gini index