Data for 2015

Coefficient of Human Inequality, 2015

Name: Coefficient of Human Inequality, 2015
Creator: UNDP Human Development Report Office
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2015, as UNDP Human Development Report Office’s 2025 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Coefficient of Human Inequality, 2015 covers 154 countries. South Sudan is highest, at 50.929; Czechia is lowest, at 5.272. The middle country reads 19.833. Against 2014, 149 values changed (35 up, 114 down), 5 countries joined, 1 left.

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Coefficient of Human Inequality · Data for 2015

HighestSouth Sudan

50.929

LowestCzechia

5.272

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

154countries
1measure
2015the year it describes
154distinct 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, 2015, 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, 2015: every country, as published by UNDP Human Development Report Office.
derived
1	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	50.929
2	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	45.757
3	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	44.563
4	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	44.173
5	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	43.438
6	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	42.195
7	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	42.183
8	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	41.761
9	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	41.117
10	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	40.482
11	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	39.867
12	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	39.720
13	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	39.117
14	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	39.022
15	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	37.958
16	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	37.755
17	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	37.216
18	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	37.139
19	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	36.729
20	Niger`NER`Western Africa	36.705
21	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	36.700
22	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	36.634
23	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	36.132
24	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	35.985
25	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	35.575
26	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	35.573
27	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	35.523
28	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	34.936
29	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	34.603
30	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	34.562
31	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	34.391
32	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	33.863
33	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	33.591
34	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	33.484
35	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	33.393
36	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	33.301
37	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	33.292
38	India`IND`Southern Asia	32.739
39	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	32.521
40	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	32.383
41	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	32.380
42	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	32.340
43	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	32.108
44	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	31.729
45	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	31.010
46	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	30.121
47	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	30.069
48	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	29.386
49	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	29.318
50	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	28.822
51	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	28.381
52	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	28.030
53	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	27.923
54	Brazil`BRA`South America	27.327
55	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	27.189
56	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	26.996
57	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	26.595
58	Bolivia`BOL`South America	25.451
59	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	24.737
60	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	24.305
61	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	24.200
62	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	23.529
63	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	23.451
64	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	23.390
65	Peru`PER`South America	22.938
66	Colombia`COL`South America	22.747
67	Honduras`HND`Central America	22.360
68	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	22.206
69	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	21.893
70	Mexico`MEX`Central America	21.552
71	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	21.488
72	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	21.205
73	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	21.093
74	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	20.919
75	Paraguay`PRY`South America	20.662
76	Panama`PAN`Central America	20.478
77	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	19.995
78	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	19.671
79	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	19.348
80	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	18.404
81	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	18.283
82	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	18.232
83	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	18.227
84	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	18.142
85	Ecuador`ECU`South America	18.090
86	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	17.956
87	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	17.842
88	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	17.751
89	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	17.373
90	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	17.240
91	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	16.972
92	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	16.843
93	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	16.748
94	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	16.455
95	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	15.966
96	Venezuela`VEN`South America	15.915
97	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	15.296
98	Chile`CHL`South America	15.258
99	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	15.081
100	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	14.992
101	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	14.227
102	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	13.842
103	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	13.679
104	Uruguay`URY`South America	13.505
105	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	13.131
106	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	13.109
107	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	13.000
108	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	12.622
109	Argentina`ARG`South America	12.589
110	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	12.572
111	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	12.442
112	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	12.203
113	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	12.104
114	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	11.785
115	United States`USA`Northern America	11.761
116	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	11.744
117	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	11.171
118	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	11.152
119	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	11.127
120	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	11.067
121	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	10.638
122	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	10.178
123	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	9.983
124	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	9.628
125	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	9.442
126	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	9.416
127	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	9.356
128	France`FRA`Western Europe	9.314
129	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	9.085
130	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	9.022
131	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	8.768
132	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	8.723
133	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	8.422
134	Canada`CAN`Northern America	8.420
135	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	8.140
136	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	8.051
137	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	7.966
138	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	7.819
139	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	7.498
140	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	7.488
141	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	7.403
142	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	7.309
143	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	7.229
144	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	7.146
145	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	7.104
146	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	6.969
147	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	6.642
148	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	6.237
149	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	5.995
150	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	5.814
151	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	5.688
152	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	5.520
153	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	5.403
154	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	5.272

02In 2015

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

Lowest

154Czechia5.272
153Slovenia5.403
152Finland5.520
151Norway5.688
150Denmark5.814

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 19.833. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032014 → 2015

Since 2014

What changed between 2014 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+5 / −1countries joined / left
149values changed, of 149 in both
35 · 114rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Mozambique38.578 → 42.195+3.616
Côte d’Ivoire41.390 → 44.173+2.783
South Sudan48.558 → 50.929+2.371
Zambia36.020 → 37.755+1.735
Egypt21.914 → 23.390+1.476

Fell most

Azerbaijan10.905 → 7.488−3.417
Mali37.057 → 33.863−3.193
Central African Republic48.633 → 45.757−2.876
Oman20.482 → 18.232−2.250
India34.318 → 32.739−1.579

+ Angola

+ Botswana

+ Cabo Verde

+ Guatemala

+ Myanmar

− Estonia

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 one of the 154 countries has every column.

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UNDP Human Development Report Office (2015). Coefficient of Human Inequality, 2015 [data set], describing 2015. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/human-inequality/2015

0614 held

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