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Canada Gini Index
Canada gini index: latest available value for 2022, historical series from 2016, ranking context and source documentation.
Series overview
SI.POV.GINI| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 31,5 | 0,4 |
| 2021 | 31,1 | 1,2 |
| 2020 | 29,9 | -1,9 |
| 2019 | 31,8 | -0,7 |
| 2018 | 32,5 | -0,8 |
| 2017 | 33,3 | 0,6 |
| 2016 | 32,7 | — |
Source methodology
World Development IndicatorsIndicator note: Gini index measures the extent to which the distribution of income (or, in some cases, consumption expenditure) among individuals or households within an economy deviates from a perfectly equal distribution. A Lorenz curve plots the cumulative percentages of total income received against the cumulative number of recipients, starting with the poorest individual or household. The Gini index measures the area between the Lorenz curve and a hypothetical line of absolute equality, expressed as a percentage of the maximum area under the line. Thus a Gini index of 0 represents perfect equality, while an index of 100 implies perfect inequality.
Source organization: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are mostly from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see http://pip.worldbank.org., World Bank (WB), uri: http://pip.worldbank.org, note: Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are mostly from the Luxembourg Income Study database.
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Country-specific interpretation
Automatically derived from the displayed seriesCanada recorded 31,5 index in 2022, the latest year available in this series.
Compared with 2021, the gini index increased by 0,4.
Across the latest five-year comparison window, the series shows an downward direction.
Across 7 observations from 2016 to 2022, the average was 31,8; the minimum was 29,9 in 2020 and the maximum was 33,3 in 2017.
Canada ranks 46 out of 171 countries with a current value in the portal ranking.
The latest value is below the available average for North America.
It is also below the available average for the High income group.
Distribution of income across the population.