Cyprus vs Ireland: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax
Cyprus
0.3335
in 2022
Ireland
0.3247
in 2022
Cyprus rank
94th
Ireland rank
95th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax over time
- Cyprus
- Ireland
How they compare
Cyprus currently reports 0.3335 against 0.3247 in Ireland, a difference of 0.0088.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Cyprus ahead.
Cyprus ranks 94th and Ireland ranks 95th of 109 countries.
Cyprus has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4322 | 0.2978 | 0.1344 | Cyprus |
| 2000s | 0.3716 | 0.3099 | 0.0617 | Cyprus |
| 2010s | 0.3695 | 0.3068 | 0.0626 | Cyprus |
| 2020s | 0.3209 | 0.3138 | 0.007 | Cyprus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax, Cyprus or Ireland?
- Cyprus, at 0.3335 against 0.3247 in Ireland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax between Cyprus and Ireland?
- 0.0088, with Cyprus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Ireland?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Cyprus and Ireland rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Cyprus ranks 94th and Ireland ranks 95th 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.