Netherlands vs Sweden: Gini coefficient (after tax)

Netherlands
0.2702
in 2021
Sweden
0.2756
in 2023
Netherlands rank
40th
Sweden rank
39th

Gini coefficient (after tax) over time

  • Netherlands
  • Sweden
00.10.20.3197519992023

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.2756 against 0.2702 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0055.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Netherlands ahead.

Netherlands ranks 40th and Sweden ranks 39th 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.