Canada vs United Kingdom: Gini coefficient (after tax)

Canada
0.2987
in 2022
United Kingdom
0.3024
in 2021
Canada rank
32nd
United Kingdom rank
29th

Gini coefficient (after tax) over time

  • Canada
  • United Kingdom
00.10.20.30.4196819952022

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 0.3024 against 0.2987 in Canada, a difference of 0.0037.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 32nd and United Kingdom ranks 29th 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.