Australia vs Portugal: Gini coefficient
Australia
0.3383
in 2020
Portugal
0.3385
in 2023
Australia rank
62nd
Portugal rank
61st
Gini coefficient 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 gini coefficient, Australia or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 0.3385 against 0.3383 in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gini coefficient 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 gini coefficient?
- Australia ranks 62nd and Portugal ranks 61st of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Gini coefficient. 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.