Australia vs Portugal: Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank
Australia
0.3787
in 2022
Portugal
0.3678
in 2022
Australia rank
85th
Portugal rank
86th
Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank over time
- Australia
- Portugal
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.3787 against 0.3678 in Portugal, a difference of 0.0109.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 85th and Portugal ranks 86th of 109 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3705 | 0.3778 | 0.0072 | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.3603 | 0.4006 | 0.0404 | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.3669 | 0.3979 | 0.0311 | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.3865 | 0.3829 | 0.0036 | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.3751 | 0.3681 | 0.007 | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank, Australia or Portugal?
- Australia, at 0.3787 against 0.3678 in Portugal as of 2022.
- What is the difference in gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank between Australia and Portugal?
- 0.0109, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Portugal?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Portugal rank globally for gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank?
- Australia ranks 85th and Portugal ranks 86th of 109 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank. 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. Inequality is measured here in terms of income after taxes and benefits.