Germany vs Luxembourg: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax
Germany
0.3654
in 2022
Luxembourg
0.358
in 2022
Germany rank
87th
Luxembourg rank
89th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax over time
- Germany
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Germany currently reports 0.3654 against 0.358 in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.0074.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Germany ranks 87th and Luxembourg ranks 89th of 109 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 1 and Luxembourg in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3066 | 0.3571 | 0.0505 | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 0.3165 | 0.3813 | 0.0648 | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 0.354 | 0.4036 | 0.0497 | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 0.374 | 0.3836 | 0.0096 | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 0.3635 | 0.3528 | 0.0107 | 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 Luxembourg?
- Germany, at 0.3654 against 0.358 in Luxembourg as of 2022.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax between Germany and Luxembourg?
- 0.0074, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Luxembourg?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2022.
- How do Germany and Luxembourg rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Germany ranks 87th and Luxembourg ranks 89th 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.