Estonia vs Lithuania: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax
Estonia
0.4727
in 2022
Lithuania
0.4683
in 2022
Estonia rank
68th
Lithuania rank
70th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax over time
- Estonia
- Lithuania
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 0.4727 against 0.4683 in Lithuania, a difference of 0.0044.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Lithuania ahead.
Estonia ranks 68th and Lithuania ranks 70th of 109 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 2 and Lithuania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2955 | 0.341 | 0.0455 | Lithuania |
| 1990s | 0.4584 | 0.4197 | 0.0387 | Estonia |
| 2000s | 0.4641 | 0.4581 | 0.006 | Estonia |
| 2010s | 0.4419 | 0.4716 | 0.0297 | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 0.4618 | 0.4663 | 0.0044 | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax, Estonia or Lithuania?
- Estonia, at 0.4727 against 0.4683 in Lithuania as of 2022.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax between Estonia and Lithuania?
- 0.0044, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Lithuania?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2022.
- How do Estonia and Lithuania rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Estonia ranks 68th and Lithuania ranks 70th 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.