Canada vs Germany: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax
Canada
0.3617
in 2022
Germany
0.3654
in 2022
Canada rank
88th
Germany rank
87th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax over time
- Canada
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 0.3654 against 0.3617 in Canada, a difference of 0.0037.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 88th and Germany ranks 87th of 109 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and Germany in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3333 | 0.3121 | 0.0212 | Canada |
| 1990s | 0.3563 | 0.3165 | 0.0397 | Canada |
| 2000s | 0.3882 | 0.3514 | 0.0368 | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.3709 | 0.374 | 0.0031 | Germany |
| 2020s | 0.3422 | 0.3635 | 0.0213 | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax, Canada or Germany?
- Germany, at 0.3654 against 0.3617 in Canada as of 2022.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax between Canada and Germany?
- 0.0037, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Germany?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2022.
- How do Canada and Germany rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Canada ranks 88th and Germany ranks 87th 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.