Ireland vs Spain: Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank

Ireland

0.3247

in 2022

Spain

0.3441

in 2022

Ireland rank

95th

Spain rank

92nd

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

Ireland
Spain

How they compare

Spain currently reports 0.3441 against 0.3247 in Ireland, a difference of 0.0194.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.

Across all 39 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.

Ireland ranks 95th and Spain ranks 92nd of 109 regions.

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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.