Data for 2017

Coefficient of Human Inequality, 2017

Name: Coefficient of Human Inequality, 2017
Creator: UNDP Human Development Report Office
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2017, as UNDP Human Development Report Office’s 2025 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Coefficient of Human Inequality, 2017 covers 159 countries. South Sudan is highest, at 50.349; Czechia is lowest, at 5.086. The middle country reads 19.361. Against 2016, 157 values changed (41 up, 116 down), 2 countries joined.

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Coefficient of Human Inequality · Data for 2017

HighestSouth Sudan

50.349

LowestCzechia

5.086

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

159countries
1measure
2017the year it describes
159distinct 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, 2017, 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, 2017: every country, as published by UNDP Human Development Report Office.
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1	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	50.349
2	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	47.305
3	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	45.891
4	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	44.144
5	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	43.903
6	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	42.926
7	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	41.786
8	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	41.658
9	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	41.641
10	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	40.842
11	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	39.234
12	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	39.200
13	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	38.859
14	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	38.329
15	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	37.445
16	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	37.353
17	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	37.253
18	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	37.231
19	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	37.171
20	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	37.070
21	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	36.967
22	Niger`NER`Western Africa	36.511
23	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	36.297
24	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	36.235
25	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	35.811
26	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	35.433
27	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	35.375
28	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	34.574
29	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	34.537
30	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	34.160
31	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	34.030
32	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	33.900
33	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	33.589
34	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	33.352
35	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	33.109
36	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	32.990
37	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	32.884
38	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	32.067
39	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	31.920
40	India`IND`Southern Asia	31.910
41	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	31.668
42	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	31.661
43	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	31.218
44	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	30.704
45	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	30.386
46	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	30.279
47	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	29.989
48	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	29.628
49	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	29.412
50	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	29.139
51	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	28.838
52	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	28.607
53	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	28.086
54	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	27.698
55	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	27.542
56	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	26.834
57	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	25.564
58	Bolivia`BOL`South America	25.437
59	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	25.230
60	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	24.579
61	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	24.067
62	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	24.001
63	Brazil`BRA`South America	23.191
64	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	23.121
65	Honduras`HND`Central America	22.723
66	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	22.544
67	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	22.385
68	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	21.910
69	Colombia`COL`South America	21.891
70	Peru`PER`South America	21.867
71	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	21.498
72	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	21.338
73	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	20.989
74	Paraguay`PRY`South America	20.735
75	Mexico`MEX`Central America	20.521
76	Panama`PAN`Central America	20.405
77	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	20.286
78	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	19.685
79	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	19.474
80	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	19.361
81	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	18.799
82	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	18.140
83	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	17.928
84	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	17.896
85	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	17.770
86	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	17.736
87	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	17.576
88	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	17.472
89	Ecuador`ECU`South America	17.324
90	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	16.869
91	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	16.855
92	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	16.672
93	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	16.614
94	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	16.612
95	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	16.504
96	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	16.049
97	Chile`CHL`South America	15.465
98	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	14.577
99	Venezuela`VEN`South America	14.553
100	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	14.355
101	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	14.087
102	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	14.035
103	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	13.928
104	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	13.333
105	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	13.218
106	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	13.003
107	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	12.817
108	Uruguay`URY`South America	12.811
109	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	12.799
110	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	12.779
111	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	12.432
112	Argentina`ARG`South America	12.364
113	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	12.275
114	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	11.999
115	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	11.912
116	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	11.637
117	United States`USA`Northern America	11.613
118	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	11.316
119	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	10.894
120	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	10.682
121	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	10.457
122	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	10.371
123	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	10.367
124	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	10.105
125	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	10.033
126	France`FRA`Western Europe	9.905
127	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	9.651
128	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	9.392
129	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	9.345
130	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	9.041
131	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	9.008
132	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	8.680
133	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	8.628
134	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	8.580
135	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	8.398
136	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	8.392
137	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	8.244
138	Canada`CAN`Northern America	8.167
139	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	8.162
140	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	8.103
141	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	7.931
142	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	7.857
143	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	7.629
144	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	7.493
145	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	7.374
146	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	7.231
147	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	7.165
148	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	7.158
149	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	7.089
150	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	7.070
151	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	6.988
152	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	6.742
153	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	5.949
154	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	5.910
155	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	5.750
156	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	5.639
157	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	5.571
158	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	5.150
159	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	5.086

02In 2017

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

Lowest

159Czechia5.086
158Slovenia5.150
157Finland5.571
156Slovakia5.639
155Iceland5.750

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 19.361. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032016 → 2017

Since 2016

What changed between 2016 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+2 / −0countries joined / left
157values changed, of 157 in both
41 · 116rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

São Tomé and Príncipe21.610 → 24.579+2.969
Bhutan32.253 → 33.900+1.647
Somalia44.358 → 45.891+1.533
Central African Republic45.937 → 47.305+1.368
Ghana35.810 → 37.070+1.260

Fell most

Dominican Republic26.462 → 20.286−6.176
Oman18.199 → 14.355−3.843
Myanmar24.499 → 22.544−1.956
South Sudan51.891 → 50.349−1.541
Malaysia14.405 → 13.003−1.402

+ Estonia

+ Saint Lucia

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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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

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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 2017.
The position is ours
UNDP Human Development Report Office publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 159 countries has every column.

05The files

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UNDP Human Development Report Office (2017). Coefficient of Human Inequality, 2017 [data set], describing 2017. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/human-inequality/2017

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