Argentina vs Ecuador: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax
Argentina
0.5242
in 2022
Ecuador
0.529
in 2022
Argentina rank
51st
Ecuador rank
49th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax over time
- Argentina
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 0.529 against 0.5242 in Argentina, a difference of 0.0048.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Ecuador ahead.
Argentina ranks 51st and Ecuador ranks 49th of 109 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5637 | 0.6049 | 0.0412 | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 0.514 | 0.5283 | 0.0143 | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 0.523 | 0.5306 | 0.0076 | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax, Argentina or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 0.529 against 0.5242 in Argentina as of 2022.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax between Argentina and Ecuador?
- 0.0048, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Ecuador?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2022.
- How do Argentina and Ecuador rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Argentina ranks 51st and Ecuador ranks 49th of 109 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major 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.