Austria vs Sweden: Gini coefficient (after tax)

Austria
0.2844
in 2023
Sweden
0.2756
in 2023
Austria rank
37th
Sweden rank
39th

Gini coefficient (after tax) over time

  • Austria
  • Sweden
00.10.20.3197519992023

How they compare

Austria currently reports 0.2844 against 0.2756 in Sweden, a difference of 0.0087.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 37th and Sweden ranks 39th 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.