France vs Japan: Gini coefficient (after tax)

France
0.299
in 2022
Japan
0.305
in 2020
France rank
31st
Japan rank
28th

Gini coefficient (after tax) over time

  • France
  • Japan
00.10.20.3197019962022

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.305 against 0.299 in France, a difference of 0.006.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Japan ahead.

France ranks 31st and Japan ranks 28th 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.