Denmark vs France: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax
Denmark
0.2359
in 2022
France
0.2723
in 2022
Denmark rank
108th
France rank
106th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax over time
- Denmark
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 0.2723 against 0.2359 in Denmark, a difference of 0.0364.
That makes France's figure about 1.2 times Denmark's.
Across all 42 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 108th and France ranks 106th of 109 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2147 | 0.313 | 0.0983 | France |
| 1990s | 0.1835 | 0.3051 | 0.1216 | France |
| 2000s | 0.1979 | 0.2995 | 0.1016 | France |
| 2010s | 0.2146 | 0.2753 | 0.0607 | France |
| 2020s | 0.2318 | 0.2676 | 0.0359 | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax, Denmark or France?
- France, at 0.2723 against 0.2359 in Denmark as of 2022.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax between Denmark and France?
- 0.0364, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and France?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2022.
- How do Denmark and France rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Denmark ranks 108th and France ranks 106th 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.