Finland vs Switzerland: Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank
Finland
0.2785
in 2022
Switzerland
0.2852
in 2022
Finland rank
104th
Switzerland rank
103rd
Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank over time
- Finland
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.2852 against 0.2785 in Finland, a difference of 0.0067.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Switzerland ahead.
Finland ranks 104th and Switzerland ranks 103rd of 109 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2835 | 0.3158 | 0.0322 | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 0.2427 | 0.3039 | 0.0612 | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.279 | 0.3111 | 0.0321 | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.2787 | 0.2989 | 0.0201 | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.2776 | 0.2754 | 0.0022 | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank, Finland or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.2852 against 0.2785 in Finland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank between Finland and Switzerland?
- 0.0067, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Switzerland?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2022.
- How do Finland and Switzerland rank globally for gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank?
- Finland ranks 104th and Switzerland ranks 103rd 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.
Individual pages
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.