Australia vs Portugal: Income inequality vs. GDP per capita
Australia
0.3383
in 2020
Portugal
0.3385
in 2023
Australia rank
62nd
Portugal rank
61st
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita over time
- Australia
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.3385 against 0.3383 in Australia, a difference of 0.0002.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Portugal ahead.
Australia ranks 62nd and Portugal ranks 61st of 120 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3399 | 0.3812 | 0.0412 | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.3427 | 0.3502 | 0.0075 | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.3383 | 0.3467 | 0.0084 | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income inequality vs. gdp per capita, Australia or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 0.3385 against 0.3383 in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in income inequality vs. gdp per capita between Australia and Portugal?
- 0.0002, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Portugal?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2020.
- How do Australia and Portugal rank globally for income inequality vs. gdp per capita?
- Australia ranks 62nd and Portugal ranks 61st 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.