Australia vs Germany: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax
Australia
0.3787
in 2022
Germany
0.3654
in 2022
Australia rank
85th
Germany rank
87th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax over time
- Australia
- Germany
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.3787 against 0.3654 in Germany, a difference of 0.0133.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 85th and Germany ranks 87th of 109 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3709 | 0.3121 | 0.0589 | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.3603 | 0.3165 | 0.0437 | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.3669 | 0.3514 | 0.0154 | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.3865 | 0.374 | 0.0125 | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.3751 | 0.3635 | 0.0116 | 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 Germany?
- Australia, at 0.3787 against 0.3654 in Germany as of 2022.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax between Australia and Germany?
- 0.0133, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Germany?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Germany rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Australia ranks 85th and Germany ranks 87th 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.