Canada vs France: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax (Luxembourg)
Canada
0.2987
in 2022
France
0.299
in 2022
Canada rank
31st
France rank
30th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax (Luxembourg) over time
- Canada
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 0.299 against 0.2987 in Canada, a difference of 0.0003.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1975 it was France ahead.
Canada ranks 31st and France ranks 30th of 48 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 4 and France in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3017 | 0.3121 | 0.0104 | France |
| 1980s | 0.3073 | 0.2995 | 0.0078 | Canada |
| 1990s | 0.304 | 0.2865 | 0.0176 | Canada |
| 2000s | 0.3187 | 0.2938 | 0.0249 | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.3129 | 0.3023 | 0.0106 | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.2907 | 0.2965 | 0.0058 | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax, Canada or France?
- France, at 0.299 against 0.2987 in Canada as of 2022.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax between Canada and France?
- 0.0003, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and France?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2022.
- How do Canada and France rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Canada ranks 31st and France ranks 30th 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.