Data for 2016

Coefficient of Human Inequality, 2016

Name: Coefficient of Human Inequality, 2016
Creator: UNDP Human Development Report Office
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2016, as UNDP Human Development Report Office’s 2025 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Coefficient of Human Inequality, 2016 covers 157 countries. South Sudan is highest, at 51.891; Slovenia is lowest, at 5.326. The middle country reads 18.807. Against 2015, 153 values changed (43 up, 110 down), 4 countries joined, 1 left.

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Coefficient of Human Inequality · Data for 2016

HighestSouth Sudan

51.891

LowestSlovenia

5.326

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

157countries
1measure
2016the year it describes
157distinct 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, 2016, 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, 2016: every country, as published by UNDP Human Development Report Office.
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1	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	51.891
2	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	45.937
3	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	44.358
4	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	44.327
5	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	44.148
6	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	43.146
7	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	42.015
8	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	41.887
9	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	41.736
10	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	41.259
11	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	39.496
12	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	39.464
13	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	38.962
14	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	38.885
15	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	37.642
16	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	37.624
17	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	37.479
18	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	37.392
19	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	37.336
20	Niger`NER`Western Africa	36.603
21	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	36.500
22	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	36.451
23	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	36.447
24	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	36.121
25	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	35.876
26	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	35.810
27	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	35.744
28	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	35.353
29	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	34.612
30	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	34.572
31	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	34.311
32	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	33.431
33	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	33.262
34	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	33.244
35	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	33.216
36	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	33.124
37	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	33.093
38	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	32.403
39	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	32.253
40	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	32.237
41	India`IND`Southern Asia	32.072
42	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	31.501
43	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	30.828
44	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	30.738
45	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	30.552
46	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	30.450
47	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	29.839
48	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	29.523
49	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	29.151
50	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	29.036
51	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	28.777
52	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	28.204
53	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	27.909
54	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	27.720
55	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	26.971
56	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	26.751
57	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	26.462
58	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	26.332
59	Bolivia`BOL`South America	26.138
60	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	24.499
61	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	24.264
62	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	24.182
63	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	23.248
64	Brazil`BRA`South America	23.223
65	Honduras`HND`Central America	22.634
66	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	22.497
67	Colombia`COL`South America	22.493
68	Peru`PER`South America	22.365
69	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	22.042
70	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	21.610
71	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	21.428
72	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	21.413
73	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	21.038
74	Paraguay`PRY`South America	20.906
75	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	20.718
76	Mexico`MEX`Central America	20.555
77	Panama`PAN`Central America	20.051
78	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	19.415
79	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	18.807
80	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	18.768
81	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	18.304
82	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	18.275
83	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	18.199
84	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	18.176
85	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	17.978
86	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	17.879
87	Ecuador`ECU`South America	17.659
88	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	17.630
89	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	17.197
90	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	17.071
91	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	16.900
92	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	16.847
93	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	16.803
94	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	16.478
95	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	16.174
96	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	16.157
97	Chile`CHL`South America	15.236
98	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	14.939
99	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	14.797
100	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	14.405
101	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	14.204
102	Venezuela`VEN`South America	14.174
103	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	14.088
104	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	13.635
105	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	13.568
106	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	13.216
107	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	13.209
108	Uruguay`URY`South America	13.125
109	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	13.123
110	Argentina`ARG`South America	12.552
111	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	12.483
112	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	12.370
113	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	12.145
114	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	12.102
115	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	11.825
116	United States`USA`Northern America	11.649
117	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	11.448
118	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	11.391
119	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	11.375
120	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	11.224
121	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	10.624
122	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	10.430
123	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	10.424
124	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	10.105
125	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	9.969
126	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	9.632
127	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	9.552
128	France`FRA`Western Europe	9.327
129	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	9.104
130	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	8.950
131	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	8.821
132	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	8.811
133	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	8.691
134	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	8.575
135	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	8.561
136	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	8.325
137	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	8.132
138	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	8.045
139	Canada`CAN`Northern America	8.010
140	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	7.977
141	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	7.881
142	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	7.480
143	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	7.350
144	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	7.292
145	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	7.278
146	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	7.269
147	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	7.245
148	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	7.209
149	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	7.150
150	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	6.623
151	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	6.318
152	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	5.934
153	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	5.906
154	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	5.539
155	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	5.429
156	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	5.369
157	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	5.326

02In 2016

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

Lowest

157Slovenia5.326
156Czechia5.369
155Iceland5.429
154Finland5.539
153Denmark5.906

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 18.807. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032015 → 2016

Since 2015

What changed between 2015 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+4 / −1countries joined / left
153values changed, of 153 in both
43 · 110rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Dominican Republic22.206 → 26.462+4.257
Bangladesh29.318 → 30.738+1.419
South Sudan50.929 → 51.891+0.962
Bulgaria11.744 → 12.483+0.739
Bolivia25.451 → 26.138+0.687

Fell most

Maldives28.822 → 22.042−6.780
Brazil27.327 → 23.223−4.104
Gambia40.482 → 37.479−3.003
Kenya32.521 → 29.523−2.998
Botswana33.301 → 30.450−2.851

+ Andorra

+ United Arab Emirates

+ Papua New Guinea

+ Somalia

− Syria

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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How values are stored

One year of the 2025 release
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 2016.
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Nothing missing
Every one of the 157 countries has every column.

05The files

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UNDP Human Development Report Office (2016). Coefficient of Human Inequality, 2016 [data set], describing 2016. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/human-inequality/2016

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