Germany vs Greece: Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank
Germany
0.3654
in 2022
Greece
0.3819
in 2022
Germany rank
87th
Greece rank
84th
Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank over time
- Germany
- Greece
How they compare
Greece currently reports 0.3819 against 0.3654 in Germany, a difference of 0.0165.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Greece ahead.
Germany ranks 87th and Greece ranks 84th of 109 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3121 | 0.4537 | 0.1416 | Greece |
| 1990s | 0.3165 | 0.442 | 0.1255 | Greece |
| 2000s | 0.3514 | 0.4329 | 0.0815 | Greece |
| 2010s | 0.374 | 0.3915 | 0.0175 | Greece |
| 2020s | 0.3635 | 0.3724 | 0.0089 | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank, Germany or Greece?
- Greece, at 0.3819 against 0.3654 in Germany as of 2022.
- What is the difference in gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank between Germany and Greece?
- 0.0165, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Greece?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2022.
- How do Germany and Greece rank globally for gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank?
- Germany ranks 87th and Greece ranks 84th 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.