Brazil vs Peru: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax

Brazil
0.6497
in 2022
Peru
0.6536
in 2022
Brazil rank
5th
Peru rank
4th

Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax over time

  • Brazil
  • Peru
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How they compare

Peru currently reports 0.6536 against 0.6497 in Brazil, a difference of 0.0039.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Peru ahead.

Brazil ranks 5th and Peru ranks 4th of 109 countries.

Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Peru Difference Ahead
2000s 0.6606 0.6975 0.0369 Peru
2010s 0.6289 0.6458 0.0169 Peru
2020s 0.641 0.6861 0.0451 Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax, Brazil or Peru?
Peru, at 0.6536 against 0.6497 in Brazil as of 2022.
What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax between Brazil and Peru?
0.0039, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Peru?
19 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2022.
How do Brazil and Peru rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
Brazil ranks 5th and Peru ranks 4th 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

Indicator
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax
Source
World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
109 places, 2,129 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed

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.