Luxembourg vs Spain: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax
Luxembourg
0.358
in 2022
Spain
0.3441
in 2022
Luxembourg rank
89th
Spain rank
92nd
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax over time
- Luxembourg
- Spain
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 0.358 against 0.3441 in Spain, a difference of 0.0139.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Spain ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 89th and Spain ranks 92nd of 109 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3571 | 0.409 | 0.0519 | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.3813 | 0.3912 | 0.0099 | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.4036 | 0.365 | 0.0386 | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 0.3819 | 0.3585 | 0.0234 | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 0.3528 | 0.3422 | 0.0106 | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax, Luxembourg or Spain?
- Luxembourg, at 0.358 against 0.3441 in Spain as of 2022.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax between Luxembourg and Spain?
- 0.0139, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Spain?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2022.
- How do Luxembourg and Spain rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Luxembourg ranks 89th 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.