Finland vs Norway: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax (Luxembourg)
Finland
0.2584
in 2016
Norway
0.2602
in 2022
Finland rank
44th
Norway rank
43rd
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax (Luxembourg) over time
- Finland
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.2602 against 0.2584 in Finland, a difference of 0.0018.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Norway ahead.
Finland ranks 44th and Norway ranks 43rd of 48 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2132 | 0.2371 | 0.0239 | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.2607 | 0.2545 | 0.0062 | Finland |
| 2010s | 0.2608 | 0.2527 | 0.0081 | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax, Finland or Norway?
- Norway, at 0.2602 against 0.2584 in Finland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax between Finland and Norway?
- 0.0018, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Norway?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2016.
- How do Finland and Norway rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Finland ranks 44th and Norway ranks 43rd 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.