Brazil vs Chile: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax
Brazil
0.4527
in 2022
Chile
0.4587
in 2017
Brazil rank
4th
Chile rank
3rd
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax over time
- Brazil
- Chile
How they compare
Chile currently reports 0.4587 against 0.4527 in Brazil, a difference of 0.006.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 4th and Chile ranks 3rd of 48 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Chile in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Chile | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5576 | 0.5073 | 0.0504 | Brazil |
| 2000s | 0.4952 | 0.4858 | 0.0094 | Brazil |
| 2010s | 0.4592 | 0.4597 | 0.0005 | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax, Brazil or Chile?
- Chile, at 0.4587 against 0.4527 in Brazil as of 2017.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax between Brazil and Chile?
- 0.006, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Chile?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
- How do Brazil and Chile rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Brazil ranks 4th and Chile ranks 3rd 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.