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Peru vs United States: Gini coefficient (after tax)

Peru
0.4357
in 2021
United States
0.3943
in 2024
Peru rank
7th
United States rank
8th

Gini coefficient (after tax) over time

  • Peru
  • United States
00.20.40.6196319932024

How they compare

Peru currently reports 0.4357 against 0.3943 in United States, a difference of 0.0414.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times United States's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Peru has been ahead every year.

Peru ranks 7th and United States ranks 8th 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.