Bulgaria vs United States: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax (Luxembourg)
Bulgaria
0.3729
in 2022
United States
0.3943
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
11th
United States rank
8th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax (Luxembourg) over time
- Bulgaria
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 0.3943 against 0.3729 in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0214.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2007 it was United States ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 11th and United States ranks 8th of 48 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and United States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3382 | 0.381 | 0.0428 | United States |
| 2010s | 0.3724 | 0.3842 | 0.0118 | United States |
| 2020s | 0.3836 | 0.3801 | 0.0035 | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax, Bulgaria or United States?
- United States, at 0.3943 against 0.3729 in Bulgaria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax between Bulgaria and United States?
- 0.0214, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and United States?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2022.
- How do Bulgaria and United States rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Bulgaria ranks 11th and United States ranks 8th 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.