France vs Sweden: Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank

France

0.2723

in 2022

Sweden

0.2588

in 2022

France rank

106th

Sweden rank

107th

Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank over time

France
Sweden

How they compare

France currently reports 0.2723 against 0.2588 in Sweden, a difference of 0.0135.

That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

Across all 43 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

France ranks 106th and Sweden ranks 107th of 109 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 109 places, 2,196 data points, 1913–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.