Japan vs United Kingdom: Gini coefficient (after tax)

Japan
0.305
in 2020
United Kingdom
0.3024
in 2021
Japan rank
28th
United Kingdom rank
29th

Gini coefficient (after tax) over time

  • Japan
  • United Kingdom
00.10.20.30.4196819942021

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.305 against 0.3024 in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.0026.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2008 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Japan ranks 28th and United Kingdom ranks 29th 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.