Canada vs Romania: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax
Canada
0.2987
in 2022
Romania
0.2946
in 2021
Canada rank
32nd
Romania rank
33rd
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax over time
- Canada
- Romania
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.2987 against 0.2946 in Romania, a difference of 0.0041.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 32nd and Romania ranks 33rd of 48 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and Romania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2973 | 0.2797 | 0.0177 | Canada |
| 2000s | 0.3194 | 0.3164 | 0.0031 | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.3129 | 0.3127 | 0.0002 | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.2867 | 0.307 | 0.0203 | Romania |
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 Romania?
- Canada, at 0.2987 against 0.2946 in Romania as of 2022.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax between Canada and Romania?
- 0.0041, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Romania?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.
- How do Canada and Romania rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Canada ranks 32nd and Romania ranks 33rd 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.