Ecuador vs Nigeria: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax
Ecuador
0.529
in 2022
Nigeria
0.5316
in 2022
Ecuador rank
49th
Nigeria rank
47th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax over time
- Ecuador
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.5316 against 0.529 in Ecuador, a difference of 0.0026.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 49th and Nigeria ranks 47th of 109 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6376 | 0.5695 | 0.0681 | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 0.5324 | 0.5339 | 0.0015 | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.529 | 0.5316 | 0.0026 | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax, Ecuador or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.5316 against 0.529 in Ecuador as of 2022.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax between Ecuador and Nigeria?
- 0.0026, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Nigeria?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Ecuador and Nigeria rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Ecuador ranks 49th and Nigeria ranks 47th 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.