Canada vs Hungary: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax

Canada
0.3617
in 2022
Hungary
0.3579
in 2022
Canada rank
88th
Hungary rank
90th

Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax over time

  • Canada
  • Hungary
00.10.20.30.4198020012022

How they compare

Canada currently reports 0.3617 against 0.3579 in Hungary, a difference of 0.0038.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 88th and Hungary ranks 90th of 109 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 4 and Hungary in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Hungary Difference Ahead
1980s 0.3344 0.1739 0.1605 Canada
1990s 0.3592 0.2655 0.0937 Canada
2000s 0.3882 0.3128 0.0754 Canada
2010s 0.3709 0.3398 0.0311 Canada
2020s 0.3422 0.3529 0.0107 Hungary

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 Hungary?
Canada, at 0.3617 against 0.3579 in Hungary as of 2022.
What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax between Canada and Hungary?
0.0038, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Hungary?
36 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
How do Canada and Hungary rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
Canada ranks 88th and Hungary ranks 90th 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.