Australia vs South Korea: Gini coefficient (after tax)

Australia
0.325
in 2020
South Korea
0.3315
in 2021
Australia rank
20th
South Korea rank
18th

Gini coefficient (after tax) over time

  • Australia
  • South Korea
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How they compare

South Korea currently reports 0.3315 against 0.325 in Australia, a difference of 0.0065.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 20th and South Korea ranks 18th 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.