South Korea vs Latvia: Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank

South Korea
0.4321
in 2022
Latvia
0.4247
in 2022
South Korea rank
78th
Latvia rank
79th

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

  • South Korea
  • Latvia
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How they compare

South Korea currently reports 0.4321 against 0.4247 in Latvia, a difference of 0.0074.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Latvia ahead.

South Korea ranks 78th and Latvia ranks 79th 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
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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.