Italy vs Spain: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax
Italy
0.3367
in 2015
Spain
0.3441
in 2022
Italy rank
93rd
Spain rank
92nd
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.3441 against 0.3367 in Italy, a difference of 0.0074.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 93rd and Spain ranks 92nd of 109 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3374 | 0.3594 | 0.022 | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.3381 | 0.3573 | 0.0192 | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax, Italy or Spain?
- Spain, at 0.3441 against 0.3367 in Italy as of 2022.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax between Italy and Spain?
- 0.0074, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2015.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Italy ranks 93rd and Spain ranks 92nd 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.