Canada vs Poland: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax
Canada
0.2987
in 2022
Poland
0.2895
in 2023
Canada rank
32nd
Poland rank
34th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax over time
- Canada
- Poland
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.2987 against 0.2895 in Poland, a difference of 0.0092.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 32nd and Poland ranks 34th of 48 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 4 and Poland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2868 | 0.2709 | 0.0159 | Canada |
| 1990s | 0.2945 | 0.2896 | 0.0049 | Canada |
| 2000s | 0.3194 | 0.3115 | 0.0078 | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.3129 | 0.3006 | 0.0123 | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.2907 | 0.295 | 0.0043 | Poland |
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 Poland?
- Canada, at 0.2987 against 0.2895 in Poland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax between Canada and Poland?
- 0.0092, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Poland?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2022.
- How do Canada and Poland rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Canada ranks 32nd and Poland ranks 34th 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.