Germany vs Portugal: Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank
Germany
0.3654
in 2022
Portugal
0.3678
in 2022
Germany rank
87th
Portugal rank
86th
Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank over time
- Germany
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.3678 against 0.3654 in Germany, a difference of 0.0024.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Portugal ahead.
Germany ranks 87th and Portugal ranks 86th of 109 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3121 | 0.38 | 0.068 | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.3165 | 0.4006 | 0.0841 | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.3514 | 0.3979 | 0.0465 | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.374 | 0.3829 | 0.0089 | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.3635 | 0.3681 | 0.0046 | Portugal |
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 Portugal?
- Portugal, at 0.3678 against 0.3654 in Germany as of 2022.
- What is the difference in gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank between Germany and Portugal?
- 0.0024, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Portugal?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2022.
- How do Germany and Portugal rank globally for gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank?
- Germany ranks 87th 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.