Spain vs Switzerland: Income inequality vs. GDP per capita
Spain
0.3341
in 2023
Switzerland
0.3346
in 2023
Spain rank
72nd
Switzerland rank
69th
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita over time
- Spain
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.3346 against 0.3341 in Spain, a difference of 0.0005.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Spain ahead.
Spain ranks 72nd and Switzerland ranks 69th of 120 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3404 | 0.333 | 0.0074 | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.3542 | 0.326 | 0.0282 | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.3393 | 0.337 | 0.0023 | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income inequality vs. gdp per capita, Spain or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.3346 against 0.3341 in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in income inequality vs. gdp per capita between Spain and Switzerland?
- 0.0005, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Switzerland?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Spain and Switzerland rank globally for income inequality vs. gdp per capita?
- Spain ranks 72nd and Switzerland ranks 69th 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.