New Zealand vs Spain: Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank
New Zealand
0.3514
in 2022
Spain
0.3441
in 2022
New Zealand rank
91st
Spain rank
92nd
Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank over time
- New Zealand
- Spain
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.3514 against 0.3441 in Spain, a difference of 0.0073.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1982 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 91st and Spain ranks 92nd of 109 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4498 | 0.4089 | 0.0409 | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 0.4493 | 0.3912 | 0.0581 | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0.3552 | 0.3662 | 0.011 | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.338 | 0.3585 | 0.0205 | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.372 | 0.3422 | 0.0298 | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank, New Zealand or Spain?
- New Zealand, at 0.3514 against 0.3441 in Spain as of 2022.
- What is the difference in gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank between New Zealand and Spain?
- 0.0073, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Spain?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2022.
- How do New Zealand and Spain rank globally for gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank?
- New Zealand ranks 91st and Spain ranks 92nd 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.