Botswana vs Brazil: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax
Botswana
0.6382
in 2015
Brazil
0.6497
in 2022
Botswana rank
8th
Brazil rank
5th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax over time
- Botswana
- Brazil
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 0.6497 against 0.6382 in Botswana, a difference of 0.0115.
Botswana ranks 8th and Brazil ranks 5th of 109 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6676 | 0.6582 | 0.0094 | Botswana |
| 2010s | 0.6382 | 0.6333 | 0.0049 | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax, Botswana or Brazil?
- Brazil, at 0.6497 against 0.6382 in Botswana as of 2022.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax between Botswana and Brazil?
- 0.0115, with Brazil ahead.
- How do Botswana and Brazil rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Botswana ranks 8th and Brazil ranks 5th 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.
Individual pages
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.