Belgium vs Iceland: Gini coefficient (after tax)

Belgium
0.2432
in 2024
Iceland
0.2506
in 2017
Belgium rank
46th
Iceland rank
45th

Gini coefficient (after tax) over time

  • Belgium
  • Iceland
00.10.20.3198520042024

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 0.2506 against 0.2432 in Belgium, a difference of 0.0074.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 46th and Iceland ranks 45th 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
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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.