Iceland vs Sweden: Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank
Iceland
0.2199
in 2016
Sweden
0.2588
in 2022
Iceland rank
109th
Sweden rank
107th
Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank over time
- Iceland
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.2588 against 0.2199 in Iceland, a difference of 0.0389.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 109th and Sweden ranks 107th of 109 countries.
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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.