Italy vs South Korea: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax (Luxembourg)
Italy
0.3279
in 2022
South Korea
0.3315
in 2021
Italy rank
19th
South Korea rank
18th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax (Luxembourg) over time
- Italy
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 0.3315 against 0.3279 in Italy, a difference of 0.0036.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 19th and South Korea ranks 18th of 48 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3253 | 0.3097 | 0.0156 | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.3317 | 0.318 | 0.0137 | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.3373 | 0.3304 | 0.0069 | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax, Italy or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 0.3315 against 0.3279 in Italy as of 2021.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax between Italy and South Korea?
- 0.0036, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and South Korea?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2020.
- How do Italy and South Korea rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Italy ranks 19th and South Korea ranks 18th 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.