Australia vs Italy: Gini coefficient (after tax)

Australia
0.325
in 2020
Italy
0.3279
in 2022
Australia rank
20th
Italy rank
19th

Gini coefficient (after tax) over time

  • Australia
  • Italy
00.10.20.3197719992022

How they compare

Italy currently reports 0.3279 against 0.325 in Australia, a difference of 0.0029.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Italy ahead.

Australia ranks 20th and Italy ranks 19th of 48 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Gini coefficient (after tax)
Source
Luxembourg Income Study (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
48 places, 1,046 data points, 1963–2024
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.