List of countries by income equality
This is a list of countries sorted by income inequality metrics, such as Gini coefficients. The Gini coefficient is a number between 0 and 1. If the number was 0, everyone in the country would be equal. If the number was 1, a country would be unequal, with one person having all the income. No country has a score of 0 or 1.
OECD countries[change | change source]
Gini coefficient, before taxes and transfers[change | change source]
| Country | Gini | Year |
|---|---|---|
 Australia |
0.441 | 2020 |
 Austria |
0.486 | 2019 |
 Belgium |
0.489 | 2019 |
 Canada |
0.438 | 2020 |
 Chile |
0.495 | 2017 |
 Costa Rica |
0.551 | 2021 |
 Czech Republic |
0.432 | 2019 |
 Denmark |
0.445 | 2019 |
 Estonia |
0.465 | 2019 |
 Finland |
0.516 | 2020 |
 France |
0.519 | 2019 |
 Germany |
0.497 | 2019 |
 Greece |
0.525 | 2019 |
 Hungary |
0.463 | 2019 |
 Iceland |
0.369 | 2017 |
 Ireland |
0.520 | 2018 |
 Israel |
0.449 | 2019 |
 Italy |
0.511 | 2018 |
 Japan |
0.501 | 2018 |
 Latvia |
0.483 | 2020 |
 Lithuania |
0.495 | 2019 |
 Luxembourg |
0.490 | 2019 |
 Mexico |
0.435 | 2020 |
 Netherlands |
0.453 | 2020 |
 New Zealand |
0.454 | 2020 |
 Norway |
0.436 | 2020 |
 Poland |
0.452 | 2018 |
 Portugal |
0.511 | 2019 |
 Slovakia |
0.383 | 2019 |
 Slovenia |
0.444 | 2019 |
 South Korea |
0.405 | 2020 |
 Spain |
0.491 | 2019 |
 Sweden |
0.433 | 2020 |
 Switzerland |
0.402 | 2019 |
 Turkey |
0.502 | 2019 |
 United Kingdom |
0.507 | 2020 |
 United States |
0.517 | 2021 |
Source:[1]
Gini coefficient, after taxes and transfers[change | change source]
| Country | Gini | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Australia |
0.318 | 2020 |
| Austria |
0.274 | 2019 |
| Belgium |
0.262 | 2019 |
| Canada |
0.280 | 2020 |
| Chile |
0.460 | 2017 |
| Costa Rica |
0.487 | 2021 |
| Czech Republic |
0.248 | 2019 |
| Denmark |
0.268 | 2019 |
| Estonia |
0.305 | 2019 |
| Finland |
0.265 | 2020 |
| France |
0.292 | 2019 |
| Germany |
0.296 | 2019 |
| Greece |
0.308 | 2019 |
| Hungary |
0.286 | 2019 |
| Iceland |
0.250 | 2017 |
| Ireland |
0.292 | 2018 |
| Israel |
0.342 | 2019 |
| Italy |
0.330 | 2018 |
| Japan |
0.334 | 2018 |
| Latvia |
0.355 | 2020 |
| Lithuania |
0.357 | 2019 |
| Luxembourg |
0.305 | 2019 |
| Mexico |
0.420 | 2020 |
| Netherlands |
0.304 | 2020 |
| New Zealand |
0.320 | 2020 |
| Norway |
0.263 | 2020 |
| Poland |
0.281 | 2018 |
| Portugal |
0.310 | 2019 |
| Slovakia |
0.222 | 2019 |
| Slovenia |
0.246 | 2019 |
| South Korea |
0.331 | 2020 |
| Spain |
0.320 | 2019 |
| Sweden |
0.276 | 2020 |
| Switzerland |
0.316 | 2019 |
| Turkey |
0.415 | 2019 |
| United Kingdom |
0.355 | 2020 |
| United States |
0.375 | 2021 |
Source:[2]
Related pages[change | change source]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Income Distribution Database". OECD.org. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Retrieved December 23, 2022. Measure: Gini (market income, before taxes and transfers)
- ↑ "Income Distribution Database". OECD.org. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Retrieved December 23, 2022. Measure: Gini (disposable income, post taxes and transfers)