Egypt vs Sweden: Gini coefficient
Egypt
0.2848
in 2021
Sweden
0.2928
in 2023
Egypt rank
102nd
Sweden rank
99th
Gini coefficient over time
- Egypt
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.2928 against 0.2848 in Egypt, a difference of 0.008.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 102nd and Sweden ranks 99th of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3008 | 0.2524 | 0.0485 | Egypt |
| 2000s | 0.3147 | 0.2713 | 0.0435 | Egypt |
| 2010s | 0.3075 | 0.2853 | 0.0221 | Egypt |
| 2020s | 0.2848 | 0.2977 | 0.0128 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gini coefficient, Egypt or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.2928 against 0.2848 in Egypt as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gini coefficient between Egypt and Sweden?
- 0.008, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sweden?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.
- How do Egypt and Sweden rank globally for gini coefficient?
- Egypt ranks 102nd and Sweden ranks 99th 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.