Australia vs Latvia: Gini coefficient (before tax)
Australia
0.4923
in 2022
Latvia
0.4927
in 2022
Australia rank
82nd
Latvia rank
81st
Gini coefficient (before tax) over time
- Australia
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 0.4927 against 0.4923 in Australia, a difference of 0.0004.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 82nd and Latvia ranks 81st of 113 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Latvia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4605 | 0.3394 | 0.1211 | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.4578 | 0.4795 | 0.0217 | Latvia |
| 2000s | 0.4791 | 0.5113 | 0.0322 | Latvia |
| 2010s | 0.4857 | 0.4916 | 0.0059 | Latvia |
| 2020s | 0.4888 | 0.4923 | 0.0035 | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gini coefficient (before tax), Australia or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 0.4927 against 0.4923 in Australia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in gini coefficient (before tax) between Australia and Latvia?
- 0.0004, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Latvia?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Latvia rank globally for gini coefficient (before tax)?
- Australia ranks 82nd and Latvia ranks 81st of 113 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Gini coefficient (before tax). 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 before taxes and benefits.