Israel vs South Korea: Gini coefficient (after tax)

Israel
0.3413
in 2022
South Korea
0.3315
in 2021
Israel rank
17th
South Korea rank
18th

Gini coefficient (after tax) over time

  • Israel
  • South Korea
00.10.20.30.4197920002022

How they compare

Israel currently reports 0.3413 against 0.3315 in South Korea, a difference of 0.0098.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Israel ahead.

Israel ranks 17th and South Korea ranks 18th 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.