Lithuania vs Romania: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax

Lithuania
0.4683
in 2022
Romania
0.4783
in 2022
Lithuania rank
70th
Romania rank
67th

Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax over time

  • Lithuania
  • Romania
00.20.40.6198820052022

How they compare

Romania currently reports 0.4783 against 0.4683 in Lithuania, a difference of 0.01.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Lithuania ahead.

Lithuania ranks 70th and Romania ranks 67th of 109 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Lithuania averaged higher in 1 and Romania in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lithuania Romania Difference Ahead
1990s 0.4302 0.3859 0.0443 Lithuania
2000s 0.456 0.458 0.002 Romania
2010s 0.4716 0.472 0.0004 Romania
2020s 0.4663 0.4788 0.0126 Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax, Lithuania or Romania?
Romania, at 0.4783 against 0.4683 in Lithuania as of 2022.
What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax between Lithuania and Romania?
0.01, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Romania?
26 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2022.
How do Lithuania and Romania rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
Lithuania ranks 70th and Romania ranks 67th 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

Indicator
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax
Source
World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
109 places, 2,129 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed

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.