Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Latvia: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax
Bosnia and Herzegovina
0.4454
in 2015
Latvia
0.4247
in 2022
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
77th
Latvia rank
79th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax over time
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Latvia
How they compare
Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 0.4454 against 0.4247 in Latvia, a difference of 0.0207.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Bosnia and Herzegovina has been ahead every year.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 77th and Latvia ranks 79th of 109 countries.
Bosnia and Herzegovina has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4056 | 0.281 | 0.1246 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 2000s | 0.461 | 0.4515 | 0.0096 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 2010s | 0.448 | 0.4227 | 0.0252 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Latvia?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 0.4454 against 0.4247 in Latvia as of 2015.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Latvia?
- 0.0207, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Latvia?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2015.
- How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Latvia rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 77th and Latvia ranks 79th 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.