Iceland vs Slovakia: Gini coefficient (after tax)

Iceland

0.2506

in 2017

Slovakia

0.2362

in 2018

Iceland rank

45th

Slovakia rank

48th

Gini coefficient (after tax) over time

Iceland
Slovakia

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 0.2506 against 0.2362 in Slovakia, a difference of 0.0144.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times Slovakia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Slovakia ahead.

Iceland ranks 45th and Slovakia ranks 48th of 48 countries.

Individual pages

Gini coefficient (after tax) in Iceland
Gini coefficient (after tax) in Slovakia
Full country ranking

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: 07 August 2026

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.