Australia vs Poland: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax
Australia
0.3787
in 2022
Poland
0.4011
in 2022
Australia rank
85th
Poland rank
83rd
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax over time
- Australia
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 0.4011 against 0.3787 in Australia, a difference of 0.0224.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 85th and Poland ranks 83rd of 109 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Poland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3712 | 0.2581 | 0.1132 | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.3599 | 0.321 | 0.0388 | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.3669 | 0.3887 | 0.0219 | Poland |
| 2010s | 0.3865 | 0.3987 | 0.0122 | Poland |
| 2020s | 0.3751 | 0.3979 | 0.0228 | Poland |
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 Poland?
- Poland, at 0.4011 against 0.3787 in Australia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax between Australia and Poland?
- 0.0224, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Poland?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Poland rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Australia ranks 85th and Poland ranks 83rd 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.