Madagascar vs Taiwan: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax
Madagascar
0.5641
in 2021
Taiwan
0.5579
in 2017
Madagascar rank
33rd
Taiwan rank
34th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax over time
- Madagascar
- Taiwan
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 0.5641 against 0.5579 in Taiwan, a difference of 0.0062.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.
Madagascar ranks 33rd and Taiwan ranks 34th of 109 countries.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5945 | 0.488 | 0.1065 | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 0.6155 | 0.5625 | 0.053 | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 0.6067 | 0.5736 | 0.0331 | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax, Madagascar or Taiwan?
- Madagascar, at 0.5641 against 0.5579 in Taiwan as of 2021.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax between Madagascar and Taiwan?
- 0.0062, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Taiwan?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2012.
- How do Madagascar and Taiwan rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Madagascar ranks 33rd and Taiwan ranks 34th 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.