Iraq vs Peru: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax
Iraq
0.7154
in 2024
Peru
0.6536
in 2022
Iraq rank
1st
Peru rank
4th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax over time
- Iraq
- Peru
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 0.7154 against 0.6536 in Peru, a difference of 0.0618.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.
Iraq ranks 1st and Peru ranks 4th of 109 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 1 and Peru in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5935 | 0.694 | 0.1005 | Peru |
| 2010s | 0.5402 | 0.6474 | 0.1072 | Peru |
| 2020s | 0.681 | 0.6536 | 0.0274 | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax, Iraq or Peru?
- Iraq, at 0.7154 against 0.6536 in Peru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax between Iraq and Peru?
- 0.0618, with Iraq ahead.
- How do Iraq and Peru rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Iraq ranks 1st and Peru ranks 4th 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.