Denmark vs Sweden: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax
Denmark
0.2359
in 2022
Sweden
0.2588
in 2022
Denmark rank
108th
Sweden rank
107th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax over time
- Denmark
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.2588 against 0.2359 in Denmark, a difference of 0.0229.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 108th and Sweden ranks 107th of 109 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2147 | 0.2205 | 0.0058 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.1835 | 0.2266 | 0.0431 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.1979 | 0.2522 | 0.0543 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.2146 | 0.2548 | 0.0402 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.2318 | 0.256 | 0.0242 | Sweden |
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 Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.2588 against 0.2359 in Denmark as of 2022.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax between Denmark and Sweden?
- 0.0229, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2022.
- How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Denmark ranks 108th and Sweden ranks 107th 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.