Australia vs Germany: Income inequality vs. GDP per capita
Australia
0.3383
in 2020
Germany
0.3366
in 2022
Australia rank
62nd
Germany rank
64th
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita over time
- Australia
- Germany
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.3383 against 0.3366 in Germany, a difference of 0.0017.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 62nd and Germany ranks 64th of 120 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3258 | 0.2873 | 0.0385 | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.3386 | 0.3014 | 0.0373 | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.3427 | 0.3105 | 0.0322 | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.3383 | 0.325 | 0.0133 | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income inequality vs. gdp per capita, Australia or Germany?
- Australia, at 0.3383 against 0.3366 in Germany as of 2020.
- What is the difference in income inequality vs. gdp per capita between Australia and Germany?
- 0.0017, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Germany?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
- How do Australia and Germany rank globally for income inequality vs. gdp per capita?
- Australia ranks 62nd and Germany ranks 64th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Income inequality vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.