Greece vs Poland: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax
Greece
0.3819
in 2022
Poland
0.4011
in 2022
Greece rank
84th
Poland rank
83rd
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax over time
- Greece
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 0.4011 against 0.3819 in Greece, a difference of 0.0192.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 84th and Poland ranks 83rd of 109 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 3 and Poland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4478 | 0.2581 | 0.1897 | Greece |
| 1990s | 0.4471 | 0.321 | 0.126 | Greece |
| 2000s | 0.4329 | 0.3887 | 0.0442 | Greece |
| 2010s | 0.3915 | 0.3987 | 0.0073 | Poland |
| 2020s | 0.3724 | 0.3979 | 0.0255 | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax, Greece or Poland?
- Poland, at 0.4011 against 0.3819 in Greece as of 2022.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax between Greece and Poland?
- 0.0192, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Poland?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2022.
- How do Greece and Poland rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Greece ranks 84th and Poland ranks 83rd 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.