Australia vs Switzerland: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax (Luxembourg)
Australia
0.325
in 2020
Switzerland
0.3147
in 2022
Australia rank
20th
Switzerland rank
21st
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax (Luxembourg) over time
- Australia
- Switzerland
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.325 against 0.3147 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0103.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 20th and Switzerland ranks 21st of 48 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3216 | 0.2734 | 0.0482 | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.3293 | 0.2995 | 0.0298 | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.325 | 0.3149 | 0.0101 | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax, Australia or Switzerland?
- Australia, at 0.325 against 0.3147 in Switzerland as of 2020.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax between Australia and Switzerland?
- 0.0103, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Switzerland?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2020.
- How do Australia and Switzerland rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Australia ranks 20th and Switzerland ranks 21st of 48 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Luxembourg Income Study (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of income after taxes and benefits.