Mexico vs Peru: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax
Mexico
0.6742
in 2022
Peru
0.6536
in 2022
Mexico rank
2nd
Peru rank
4th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax over time
- Mexico
- Peru
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 0.6742 against 0.6536 in Peru, a difference of 0.0206.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Peru ahead.
Mexico ranks 2nd and Peru ranks 4th of 109 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 1 and Peru in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6895 | 0.6974 | 0.0078 | Peru |
| 2010s | 0.7103 | 0.6495 | 0.0608 | Mexico |
| 2020s | 0.6859 | 0.6865 | 0.0006 | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax, Mexico or Peru?
- Mexico, at 0.6742 against 0.6536 in Peru as of 2022.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax between Mexico and Peru?
- 0.0206, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Peru?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2022.
- How do Mexico and Peru rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Mexico ranks 2nd 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.