Denmark vs Luxembourg: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax
Denmark
0.2881
in 2022
Luxembourg
0.2883
in 2023
Denmark rank
36th
Luxembourg rank
35th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax over time
- Denmark
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 0.2883 against 0.2881 in Denmark, a difference of 0.0002.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Denmark ranks 36th and Luxembourg ranks 35th of 48 countries.
Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2569 | 0.2642 | 0.0073 | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 0.2303 | 0.2472 | 0.0169 | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 0.232 | 0.2641 | 0.0321 | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 0.2692 | 0.2897 | 0.0205 | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 0.2842 | 0.2848 | 0.0006 | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax, Denmark or Luxembourg?
- Luxembourg, at 0.2883 against 0.2881 in Denmark as of 2023.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax between Denmark and Luxembourg?
- 0.0002, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Luxembourg?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2022.
- How do Denmark and Luxembourg rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Denmark ranks 36th and Luxembourg ranks 35th 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.