Australia vs Poland: Gini coefficient (before tax)
Australia
0.4923
in 2022
Poland
0.4857
in 2022
Australia rank
82nd
Poland rank
85th
Gini coefficient (before tax) over time
- Australia
- Poland
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.4923 against 0.4857 in Poland, a difference of 0.0066.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1930 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 82nd and Poland ranks 85th of 113 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0.4834 | 0.3893 | 0.0941 | Australia |
| 1950s | 0.4352 | 0.3943 | 0.0409 | Australia |
| 1960s | 0.454 | 0.3776 | 0.0764 | Australia |
| 1970s | 0.4249 | 0.3196 | 0.1053 | Australia |
| 1980s | 0.4392 | 0.3279 | 0.1113 | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.4575 | 0.4089 | 0.0486 | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.4768 | 0.4662 | 0.0107 | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.4857 | 0.4776 | 0.0081 | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.4888 | 0.4849 | 0.0039 | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gini coefficient (before tax), Australia or Poland?
- Australia, at 0.4923 against 0.4857 in Poland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in gini coefficient (before tax) between Australia and Poland?
- 0.0066, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Poland?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1930 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Poland rank globally for gini coefficient (before tax)?
- Australia ranks 82nd and Poland ranks 85th 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.