Canada vs New Zealand: Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank
Canada
0.3617
in 2022
New Zealand
0.3514
in 2022
Canada rank
88th
New Zealand rank
91st
Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank over time
- Canada
- New Zealand
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.3617 against 0.3514 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0103.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was New Zealand ahead.
Canada ranks 88th and New Zealand ranks 91st of 109 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3336 | 0.4532 | 0.1196 | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 0.3563 | 0.4493 | 0.093 | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0.3882 | 0.3552 | 0.033 | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.3709 | 0.3357 | 0.0352 | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.3422 | 0.372 | 0.0298 | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank, Canada or New Zealand?
- Canada, at 0.3617 against 0.3514 in New Zealand as of 2022.
- What is the difference in gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank between Canada and New Zealand?
- 0.0103, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and New Zealand?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
- How do Canada and New Zealand rank globally for gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank?
- Canada ranks 88th and New Zealand ranks 91st 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.