Australia vs Spain: Gini coefficient (after tax)

Australia
0.325
in 2020
Spain
0.314
in 2022
Australia rank
20th
Spain rank
23rd

Gini coefficient (after tax) over time

  • Australia
  • Spain
00.10.20.30.4198020012022

How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.325 against 0.314 in Spain, a difference of 0.011.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Spain ahead.

Australia ranks 20th and Spain ranks 23rd 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.