Greece vs Japan: Gini coefficient (after tax)

Greece
0.3075
in 2021
Japan
0.305
in 2020
Greece rank
27th
Japan rank
28th

Gini coefficient (after tax) over time

  • Greece
  • Japan
00.10.20.30.4199520082021

How they compare

Greece currently reports 0.3075 against 0.305 in Japan, a difference of 0.0025.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Japan ahead.

Greece ranks 27th 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.