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
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
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.