Chile vs India: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax

Chile
0.6162
in 2022
India
0.621
in 2022
Chile rank
12th
India rank
9th

Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax over time

  • Chile
  • India
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How they compare

India currently reports 0.621 against 0.6162 in Chile, a difference of 0.0048.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Chile ahead.

Chile ranks 12th and India ranks 9th of 109 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 1 and India in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile India Difference Ahead
2010s 0.666 0.6226 0.0434 Chile
2020s 0.6096 0.6168 0.0072 India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax, Chile or India?
India, at 0.621 against 0.6162 in Chile as of 2022.
What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax between Chile and India?
0.0048, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and India?
5 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2022.
How do Chile and India rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
Chile ranks 12th and India ranks 9th 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.