Cameroon vs Thailand: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax
Cameroon
0.5937
in 2021
Thailand
0.5972
in 2021
Cameroon rank
19th
Thailand rank
17th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax over time
- Cameroon
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 0.5972 against 0.5937 in Cameroon, a difference of 0.0035.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 19th and Thailand ranks 17th of 109 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6388 | 0.6379 | 0.0009 | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 0.6113 | 0.6382 | 0.027 | Thailand |
| 2010s | 0.6304 | 0.5875 | 0.0429 | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 0.5937 | 0.5972 | 0.0035 | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax, Cameroon or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 0.5972 against 0.5937 in Cameroon as of 2021.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax between Cameroon and Thailand?
- 0.0035, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Thailand?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2021.
- How do Cameroon and Thailand rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Cameroon ranks 19th and Thailand ranks 17th 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.