Visualizing Global Wealth Inequality
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Visualizing Global Wealth Inequality
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Key Takeaways
- Brazil, Russia, and South Africa have the highest levels of wealth inequality globally.
- Slovakia, Belgium, and Qatar rank among the most equal countries in terms of wealth distribution.
- Global wealth equality has declined slightly by 0.4% since the turn of the millennium.
- Millionaires own nearly half of the world’s personal wealth, according to UBS’s 2025 report.
Wealth is not distributed evenly around the world. This visualization compares countries by wealth inequality in 2024 using the Gini coefficient, a standard measure where 0 represents perfect equality and 1 represents maximum inequality. The data for this graphic comes from the UBS Global Wealth Report 2025, which analyzes wealth levels and distribution across more than 50 markets.
Where Inequality Is Highest
Brazil, Russia, and South Africa top the list for wealth inequality, each posting Gini coefficients around the low 0.8s. These scores imply a highly concentrated distribution of assets relative to the rest of the population. Several energy-rich economies—such as the UAE and Saudi Arabia—also rank high, reflecting significant concentrations of financial and real assets among upper tiers of wealth holders.
| Country | Gini Coefficient 2024 |
|---|---|
 Brazil | 0.82 |
 Russia | 0.82 |
 South Africa | 0.81 |
 United Arab Emirates | 0.81 |
 Saudi Arabia | 0.78 |
 Sweden | 0.75 |
 United States | 0.74 |
 India | 0.74 |
 Türkiye | 0.73 |
 Mexico | 0.72 |
 Singapore | 0.7 |
 Germany | 0.68 |
 Switzerland | 0.67 |
 Israel | 0.66 |
 Netherlands | 0.65 |
 Hong Kong SAR | 0.63 |
 Mainland China | 0.62 |
 Portugal | 0.61 |
 Greece | 0.6 |
 Taiwan | 0.6 |
 France | 0.59 |
 United Kingdom | 0.58 |
 South Korea | 0.57 |
 Poland | 0.57 |
 Italy | 0.57 |
 Spain | 0.56 |
 Australia | 0.55 |
 Luxembourg | 0.55 |
 Japan | 0.54 |
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