Ireland vs Netherlands: Gini coefficient (after tax)

Ireland
0.277
in 2023
Netherlands
0.2702
in 2021
Ireland rank
38th
Netherlands rank
40th

Gini coefficient (after tax) over time

  • Ireland
  • Netherlands
00.10.20.3198320032023

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 0.277 against 0.2702 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0068.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Ireland ahead.

Ireland ranks 38th and Netherlands ranks 40th of 48 regions.

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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.