Peru vs Uruguay: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax
Peru
0.4357
in 2021
Uruguay
0.3838
in 2024
Peru rank
7th
Uruguay rank
10th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax over time
- Peru
- Uruguay
How they compare
Peru currently reports 0.4357 against 0.3838 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0519.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
Across all 16 years both countries report, Peru has been ahead every year.
Peru ranks 7th and Uruguay ranks 10th of 48 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.51 | 0.4282 | 0.0818 | Peru |
| 2010s | 0.4549 | 0.3728 | 0.0821 | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax, Peru or Uruguay?
- Peru, at 0.4357 against 0.3838 in Uruguay as of 2021.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax between Peru and Uruguay?
- 0.0519, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Uruguay?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2019.
- How do Peru and Uruguay rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Peru ranks 7th and Uruguay ranks 10th 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.