Canada vs France: Gini coefficient (after tax)

Canada
0.2987
in 2022
France
0.299
in 2022
Canada rank
32nd
France rank
31st

Gini coefficient (after tax) over time

  • Canada
  • France
00.10.20.3197019962022

How they compare

France currently reports 0.299 against 0.2987 in Canada, a difference of 0.0004.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1975 it was France ahead.

Canada ranks 32nd and France ranks 31st 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.