List of countries by distribution of wealth in 2000[1] including Gini coefficients. The higher a Gini coefficient the more unequal is the distribution of wealth. The worldwide Gini coefficient of 89.2 means that the richest 10% of adults owned 85% of the world's wealth.[2] If 10 people owned the world's wealth of $1000, then one person would own $850, and the other nine people would own $16.66 each on average.
| Country | Gini-Index [%] | Adult population [million] | Adult pop. [%] | Wealth per adult [$] | Wealth [%] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World | 80.2 | 3,697.518 | 100 | 33,893 | 100 |
 Argentina |
74.0 | 23.307 | 0.6 | 40,225 | 0.7 |
 Australia |
62.2 | 13.690 | 0.4 | 94,712 | 1.0 |
 Bangladesh |
66.0 | 66.483 | 1.8 | 2,424 | 0.1 |
 Brazil |
78.4 | 104.213 | 2.8 | 15,958 | 1.3 |
 Canada |
68.8 | 22.764 | 0.6 | 95,606 | 1.7 |
 China |
55.0 | 842.063 | 22.8 | 3,885 | 2.6 |
 France |
73.0 | 44.358 | 1.2 | 114,650 | 4.1 |
 Germany |
66.7 | 64.810 | 1.8 | 109,735 | 5.7 |
 India |
66.9 | 570.595 | 15.4 | 1,989 | 0.9 |
 Indonesia |
76.4 | 124.445 | 3.4 | 2,421 | 0.2 |
 Italy |
60.9 | 46.416 | 1.3 | 122,250 | 4.5 |
 Japan |
54.7 | 100.933 | 2.7 | 227,600 | 18.3 |
 Mexico |
74.9 | 56.132 | 1.5 | 23,305 | 1.0 |
 Netherlands |
65.0 | 12.046 | 0.3 | 144,406 | 1.4 |
 Nigeria |
73.6 | 51.431 | 1.4 | 862 | 0.0 |
 Pakistan |
69.8 | 67.968 | 1.8 | 2,633 | 0.1 |
 Russia |
69.9 | 107.493 | 2.9 | 4,140 | 0.4 |
 South Korea |
57.9 | 33.242 | 0.9 | 41,777 | 1.1 |
 Spain |
57.0 | 32.165 | 0.9 | 86,958 | 2.2 |
 Taiwan |
65.5 | 15.476 | 0.4 | 105,613 | 1.3 |
 Thailand |
71.0 | 40.160 | 1.1 | 6,717 | 0.2 |
 Turkey |
71.8 | 40.391 | 1.1 | 16,218 | 0.5 |
 United Kingdom |
69.7 | 43.871 | 1.2 | 169,617 | 5.9 |
 United States |
80.1 | 202.865 | 5.5 | 201,319 | 32.6 |
 Vietnam |
68.2 | 44.025 | 1.2 | 1,986 | 0.1 |
See also edit
- List of countries by income equality
- Income inequality metrics
- List of countries by GDP (nominal)
- List of countries by GDP (nominal) per capita
- List of countries by GDP (PPP)
- List of countries by GDP (PPP) per capita
- List of countries by Human Development Index
- List of countries by external debt
- List of sovereign states by public debt
References edit
- ^ The Level and Distribution of Global Household Wealth. April 2008. By James B. Davies, Susanna Sandström, Anthony Shorrocks, and Edward N. Wolff. Paper submitted 14 April 2008 to The Economic Journal. Accepted 24 May 2010. Found here.
- ^ Launch of the WIDER study on The World Distribution of Household Wealth: 5 December 2006. Press release. PDF. Variation with integrated charts found here. United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER).
External links edit
- The World Distribution of Household Wealth. February 2008. By James B. Davies, Susanna Sandström, Anthony Shorrocks, and Edward N. Wolff. United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER).
- Estimating the Level and Distribution of Global Household Wealth. November 2007. By James B. Davies, Susanna Sandström, Anthony Shorrocks, and Edward N. Wolff. UNU-WIDER.
- The World Distribution of Household Wealth. July 2007. By James B. Davies, Susanna Sandström, Anthony Shorrocks, and Edward N. Wolff. Center for Global, International and Regional Studies. University of California, Santa Cruz.
- The World Distribution of Household Wealth. 5 December 2006. By James B. Davies, Susanna Sandstrom, Anthony Shorrocks, and Edward N. Wolff. Tables to the 2006 report in Excel (including Gini coefficients for 229 countries). UNU-WIDER.
- World's richest 1% own 40% of all wealth, UN report discovers. 6 December 2006. By James Randerson. The Guardian.
- Comparing wealth distribution across rich countries: First results from the Luxembourg Wealth Study. August 9th, 2006. By Eva Sierminska, Andrea Brandolini and Timothy M. Smeeding. Luxembourg Wealth Study Working Paper Series. LIS Cross-National Data Center in Luxembourg.