Belgium vs Norway: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax (Luxembourg)
Belgium
0.2432
in 2024
Norway
0.2602
in 2022
Belgium rank
46th
Norway rank
43rd
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax (Luxembourg) over time
- Belgium
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.2602 against 0.2432 in Belgium, a difference of 0.017.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 46th and Norway ranks 43rd of 48 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2685 | 0.2414 | 0.027 | Belgium |
| 2000s | 0.2783 | 0.2545 | 0.0238 | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.2635 | 0.2544 | 0.0091 | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.2501 | 0.267 | 0.0169 | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax, Belgium or Norway?
- Norway, at 0.2602 against 0.2432 in Belgium as of 2022.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax between Belgium and Norway?
- 0.017, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Norway?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
- How do Belgium and Norway rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Belgium ranks 46th and Norway ranks 43rd 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.