Germany vs Hungary: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax
Germany
0.3654
in 2022
Hungary
0.3579
in 2022
Germany rank
87th
Hungary rank
90th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax over time
- Germany
- Hungary
How they compare
Germany currently reports 0.3654 against 0.3579 in Hungary, a difference of 0.0075.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 87th and Hungary ranks 90th of 109 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Hungary | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3109 | 0.1714 | 0.1394 | Germany |
| 1990s | 0.313 | 0.2655 | 0.0475 | Germany |
| 2000s | 0.3514 | 0.3128 | 0.0386 | Germany |
| 2010s | 0.374 | 0.3398 | 0.0342 | Germany |
| 2020s | 0.3635 | 0.3529 | 0.0106 | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax, Germany or Hungary?
- Germany, at 0.3654 against 0.3579 in Hungary as of 2022.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax between Germany and Hungary?
- 0.0075, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Hungary?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2022.
- How do Germany and Hungary rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Germany ranks 87th and Hungary ranks 90th 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.