Mexico vs Peru: Gini coefficient (after tax)

Mexico

0.3855

in 2024

Peru

0.4357

in 2021

Mexico rank

9th

Peru rank

7th

Gini coefficient (after tax) over time

Mexico
Peru

How they compare

Peru currently reports 0.4357 against 0.3855 in Mexico, a difference of 0.0503.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Peru ahead.

Mexico ranks 9th and Peru ranks 7th of 48 countries.

Individual pages

Gini coefficient (after tax) in Mexico
Gini coefficient (after tax) in Peru
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.