Australia vs Canada: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax
Australia
0.3787
in 2022
Canada
0.3617
in 2022
Australia rank
85th
Canada rank
88th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax over time
- Australia
- Canada
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.3787 against 0.3617 in Canada, a difference of 0.017.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 85th and Canada ranks 88th of 109 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Canada in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3705 | 0.3336 | 0.0369 | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.3603 | 0.3563 | 0.004 | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.3669 | 0.3882 | 0.0214 | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.3865 | 0.3709 | 0.0156 | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.3751 | 0.3422 | 0.0329 | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax, Australia or Canada?
- Australia, at 0.3787 against 0.3617 in Canada as of 2022.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax between Australia and Canada?
- 0.017, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Canada rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Australia ranks 85th and Canada ranks 88th 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.