India ranks 4th in World Bank's equality index

Key Points

• 1The World Bank placed India among the world’s Most Equal Societies.
• 2India's Gini Index stands at 25.5, making it the fourth most equal country.
• 3India is in the “moderately low” inequality category, between scores of 25 and 30.
• 4India's score is much lower than China's 35.7 and the United States' 41.8.
• 5The index was measured at 28.8 in 2011 and reached 25.5 in 2022.