According to the latest governmental data from 2019, the Gini coefficient in South Africa was 0.65 points in 2015. The Gini index gives information on the distribution of income in a country. In an ideal situation in which incomes are perfectly distributed, the coefficient is equal to zero, whereas one is the highest inequality situation.
South Africa had the world's highest inequality in income distribution. Furthermore, the first eight countries on the ranking are located in Sub-Saharan Africa, with an index over 50 points.
Gini coefficient in South Africa from 2006 to 2015
The source added the following note: ''The Gini coefficient has been a commonly used measure of inequality in South Africa. The Gini ranges from 0 to 1, where 0 indicates perfect equality (all individuals have the same income) and 1 indicates prefect inequality (where one person has all the income and the rest have none). Therefore, the closer the Gini coefficient gets to 1, the more unequal the population is. On the other hand, as the Gini coefficient approaches 0, the more equal the population becomes.''
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