Data for 2023

Coefficient of Human Inequality, 2023

Name: Coefficient of Human Inequality, 2023
Creator: UNDP Human Development Report Office
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2023, as UNDP Human Development Report Office’s 2025 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Coefficient of Human Inequality, 2023 covers 169 countries. Somalia is highest, at 43.077; Slovenia is lowest, at 4.865. The middle country reads 17.048. Against 2022, 169 values changed (14 up, 155 down), the same countries are covered.

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Coefficient of Human Inequality · Data for 2023

HighestSomalia

43.077

LowestSlovenia

4.865

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

169countries
1measure
2023the year it describes
169distinct 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, 2023, 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, 2023: every country, as published by UNDP Human Development Report Office.
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1	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	43.077
2	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	41.692
3	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	40.182
4	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	39.875
5	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	39.690
6	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	39.520
7	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	39.517
8	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	39.353
9	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	39.041
10	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	38.685
11	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	38.542
12	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	38.475
13	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	38.241
14	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	37.506
15	Niger`NER`Western Africa	36.676
16	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	36.436
17	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	36.095
18	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	35.924
19	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	35.731
20	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	35.369
21	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	35.332
22	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	35.279
23	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	35.054
24	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	34.757
25	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	34.601
26	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	34.410
27	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	34.119
28	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	33.929
29	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	33.864
30	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	33.658
31	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	32.897
32	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	32.778
33	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	32.575
34	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	32.539
35	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	32.418
36	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	32.353
37	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	32.033
38	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	31.697
39	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	30.556
40	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	30.193
41	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	29.980
42	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	29.935
43	India`IND`Southern Asia	29.903
44	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	29.785
45	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	29.325
46	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	29.066
47	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	29.064
48	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	29.022
49	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	28.982
50	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	28.895
51	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	27.734
52	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	26.935
53	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	26.806
54	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	26.738
55	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	26.510
56	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	26.276
57	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	26.141
58	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	24.850
59	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	23.700
60	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	23.648
61	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	23.497
62	Colombia`COL`South America	23.082
63	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	22.835
64	Brazil`BRA`South America	22.768
65	Honduras`HND`Central America	22.364
66	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	22.020
67	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	21.625
68	Bolivia`BOL`South America	20.983
69	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	20.659
70	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	20.589
71	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	20.532
72	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	20.097
73	Paraguay`PRY`South America	19.978
74	Peru`PER`South America	19.851
75	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	19.724
76	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	19.718
77	Panama`PAN`Central America	19.599
78	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	19.081
79	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	18.177
80	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	17.828
81	Mexico`MEX`Central America	17.781
82	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	17.542
83	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	17.532
84	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	17.221
85	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	17.048
86	Ecuador`ECU`South America	17.022
87	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	16.849
88	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	16.804
89	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	16.634
90	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	16.471
91	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	16.366
92	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	16.344
93	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	16.230
94	Chile`CHL`South America	16.110
95	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	16.036
96	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	15.817
97	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	15.290
98	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	15.243
99	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	15.001
100	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	14.680
101	Venezuela`VEN`South America	14.494
102	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	14.306
103	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	14.198
104	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	13.904
105	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	13.766
106	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	13.695
107	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	13.292
108	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	13.288
109	Uruguay`URY`South America	12.860
110	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	12.814
111	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	12.419
112	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	12.270
113	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	11.684
114	Argentina`ARG`South America	11.630
115	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	11.050
116	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	10.988
117	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	10.972
118	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	10.955
119	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	10.836
120	United States`USA`Northern America	10.695
121	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	10.528
122	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	10.441
123	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	10.357
124	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	10.336
125	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	10.257
126	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	9.845
127	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	9.715
128	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	9.670
129	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	9.495
130	France`FRA`Western Europe	8.967
131	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	8.928
132	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	8.896
133	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	8.850
134	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	8.822
135	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	8.626
136	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	8.620
137	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	8.585
138	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	8.474
139	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	8.350
140	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	8.348
141	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	8.316
142	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	8.285
143	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	8.259
144	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	8.218
145	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	8.065
146	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	7.907
147	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	7.876
148	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	7.734
149	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	7.518
150	Canada`CAN`Northern America	7.489
151	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	7.354
152	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	7.272
153	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	7.144
154	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	7.102
155	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	6.790
156	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	6.774
157	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	6.716
158	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	6.548
159	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	6.445
160	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	6.338
161	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	6.272
162	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	6.163
163	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	5.905
164	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	5.869
165	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	5.462
166	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	5.346
167	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	5.102
168	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	4.986
169	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	4.865

02In 2023

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Somalia43.077
2South Sudan41.692
3Burkina Faso40.182
4Angola39.875
5Comoros39.690

Lowest

169Slovenia4.865
168Iceland4.986
167Czechia5.102
166Slovakia5.346
165Denmark5.462

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 17.048. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032022 → 2023

Since 2022

What changed between 2022 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
169values changed, of 169 in both
14 · 155rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Palestine16.756 → 19.718+2.962
Türkiye15.814 → 16.471+0.657
North Macedonia10.700 → 11.050+0.349
Israel10.797 → 10.955+0.158
Poland9.338 → 9.495+0.157

Fell most

Central African Republic48.008 → 38.542−9.466
Somalia45.551 → 43.077−2.474
Spain12.497 → 10.528−1.969
Cyprus9.117 → 7.734−1.383
Greece10.189 → 8.928−1.261

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

Read before you use

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

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 2023.
The position is ours
UNDP Human Development Report Office publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 169 countries has every column.

05The files

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UNDP Human Development Report Office (2023). Coefficient of Human Inequality, 2023 [data set], describing 2023. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/human-inequality/2023

0614 held

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