United States vs Uruguay: Gini coefficient (after tax)

United States
0.3943
in 2024
Uruguay
0.3838
in 2024
United States rank
8th
Uruguay rank
10th

Gini coefficient (after tax) over time

  • United States
  • Uruguay
00.10.20.30.4196319932024

How they compare

United States currently reports 0.3943 against 0.3838 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0105.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Uruguay ahead.

United States ranks 8th and Uruguay ranks 10th 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.