Data for 2013

Coefficient of Human Inequality, 2013

Name: Coefficient of Human Inequality, 2013
Creator: UNDP Human Development Report Office
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2013, as UNDP Human Development Report Office’s 2025 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Coefficient of Human Inequality, 2013 covers 145 countries. Central African Republic is highest, at 46.359; Czechia is lowest, at 5.334. The middle country reads 20.111. Against 2012, 140 values changed (30 up, 110 down), 5 countries joined.

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Coefficient of Human Inequality · Data for 2013

HighestCentral African Republic

46.359

LowestCzechia

5.334

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the lowest end.

145countries
1measure
2013the year it describes
145distinct values9 decimals, as published
Sep 10, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 3.0 IGOlicence

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Coefficient of Human Inequality, 2013, as published. UNDP Human Development Report Office ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Coefficient of Human Inequality, 2013: every country, as published by UNDP Human Development Report Office.
derived
1	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	46.359
2	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	44.526
3	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	43.945
4	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	43.441
5	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	42.394
6	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	41.649
7	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	41.305
8	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	40.928
9	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	40.265
10	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	40.130
11	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	40.025
12	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	38.970
13	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	38.861
14	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	38.720
15	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	38.480
16	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	38.340
17	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	38.012
18	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	37.766
19	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	37.415
20	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	37.114
21	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	36.603
22	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	36.230
23	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	36.201
24	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	35.924
25	Niger`NER`Western Africa	35.849
26	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	35.137
27	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	34.763
28	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	34.714
29	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	34.616
30	India`IND`Southern Asia	34.603
31	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	34.319
32	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	34.281
33	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	34.085
34	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	33.892
35	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	33.767
36	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	33.750
37	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	33.665
38	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	32.957
39	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	32.791
40	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	32.600
41	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	31.396
42	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	31.120
43	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	30.541
44	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	30.373
45	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	30.304
46	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	30.210
47	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	29.077
48	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	29.036
49	Brazil`BRA`South America	28.354
50	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	27.467
51	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	27.135
52	Bolivia`BOL`South America	27.005
53	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	26.181
54	Honduras`HND`Central America	24.691
55	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	24.529
56	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	24.162
57	Colombia`COL`South America	24.089
58	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	23.651
59	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	23.443
60	Peru`PER`South America	23.429
61	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	23.194
62	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	23.160
63	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	23.124
64	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	22.488
65	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	22.479
66	Mexico`MEX`Central America	22.251
67	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	21.687
68	Paraguay`PRY`South America	21.261
69	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	21.223
70	Panama`PAN`Central America	20.811
71	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	20.515
72	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	20.280
73	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	20.111
74	Ecuador`ECU`South America	19.170
75	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	19.118
76	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	18.742
77	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	18.646
78	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	18.372
79	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	18.340
80	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	18.187
81	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	18.146
82	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	17.826
83	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	17.822
84	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	17.480
85	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	17.436
86	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	17.333
87	Venezuela`VEN`South America	17.326
88	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	17.107
89	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	16.363
90	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	16.319
91	Chile`CHL`South America	15.968
92	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	15.052
93	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	14.439
94	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	14.351
95	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	14.221
96	Uruguay`URY`South America	13.884
97	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	13.450
98	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	12.937
99	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	12.909
100	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	12.821
101	Argentina`ARG`South America	12.708
102	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	12.685
103	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	12.259
104	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	12.242
105	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	12.182
106	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	11.968
107	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	11.824
108	United States`USA`Northern America	11.583
109	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	11.513
110	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	11.477
111	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	11.296
112	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	11.134
113	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	11.061
114	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	11.021
115	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	10.218
116	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	10.147
117	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	10.012
118	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	9.967
119	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	9.672
120	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	9.625
121	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	9.620
122	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	9.500
123	France`FRA`Western Europe	9.097
124	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	9.077
125	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	8.669
126	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	8.609
127	Canada`CAN`Northern America	8.564
128	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	8.457
129	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	8.143
130	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	7.962
131	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	7.927
132	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	7.742
133	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	7.697
134	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	7.690
135	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	7.688
136	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	7.129
137	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	7.075
138	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	7.040
139	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	6.837
140	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	6.518
141	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	5.959
142	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	5.747
143	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	5.686
144	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	5.664
145	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	5.334

02In 2013

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

Lowest

145Czechia5.334
144Iceland5.664
143Norway5.686
142Finland5.747
141Slovenia5.959

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 20.111. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032012 → 2013

Since 2012

What changed between 2012 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+5 / −0countries joined / left
140values changed, of 140 in both
30 · 110rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Jamaica17.173 → 18.372+1.199
Sweden6.596 → 7.129+0.533
Dominican Republic22.910 → 23.443+0.533
Lithuania9.436 → 9.967+0.531
Madagascar34.283 → 34.714+0.430

Fell most

Honduras26.364 → 24.691−1.672
Uganda34.307 → 32.957−1.350
Mali39.733 → 38.480−1.253
Peru24.587 → 23.429−1.158
Malawi35.381 → 34.281−1.100

+ Bahamas

+ China

+ Liberia

+ Solomon Islands

+ Serbia

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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Every year in this series comes from UNDP Human Development Report Office’s 2025 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 2013.
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Every one of the 145 countries has every column.

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UNDP Human Development Report Office (2013). Coefficient of Human Inequality, 2013 [data set], describing 2013. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/human-inequality/2013

0614 held

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