Austria vs Netherlands: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax
Austria
0.3059
in 2017
Netherlands
0.3113
in 2022
Austria rank
100th
Netherlands rank
99th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax over time
- Austria
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 0.3113 against 0.3059 in Austria, a difference of 0.0054.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Austria has been ahead every year.
Austria ranks 100th and Netherlands ranks 99th of 109 countries.
Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3153 | 0.3027 | 0.0126 | Austria |
| 2010s | 0.3124 | 0.2988 | 0.0136 | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax, Austria or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 0.3113 against 0.3059 in Austria as of 2022.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax between Austria and Netherlands?
- 0.0054, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Netherlands?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2017.
- How do Austria and Netherlands rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Austria ranks 100th and Netherlands ranks 99th 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.