The World Bank has placed India among the world’s most equal societies, based on its latest Gini Index data.
- India ranks 4th globally in income equality with a Gini Index of 25.5, after Slovak Republic (24.1), Slovenia (24.3), and Belarus (24.4).
- Gini Index measures how evenly income or consumption is distributed—lower values indicate more equality.
- India falls in the “moderately low inequality” group (25–30) and is very close to joining the “low inequality” category.
- India’s score is better than 167 countries, including China (35.7) and the USA (41.8).
- In 2011, India’s Gini Index was 28.8, which improved to 25.5 by 2022, showing consistent progress toward a more equal society.
