Belgium vs Spain: Gini coefficient (before tax)
Belgium
0.4506
in 2022
Spain
0.4464
in 2022
Belgium rank
97th
Spain rank
99th
Gini coefficient (before tax) over time
- Belgium
- Spain
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 0.4506 against 0.4464 in Spain, a difference of 0.0042.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Spain ahead.
Belgium ranks 97th and Spain ranks 99th of 113 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4398 | 0.4732 | 0.0334 | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.4461 | 0.4689 | 0.0228 | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.4451 | 0.458 | 0.0129 | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.4398 | 0.456 | 0.0162 | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.4504 | 0.4476 | 0.0028 | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gini coefficient (before tax), Belgium or Spain?
- Belgium, at 0.4506 against 0.4464 in Spain as of 2022.
- What is the difference in gini coefficient (before tax) between Belgium and Spain?
- 0.0042, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Spain?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2022.
- How do Belgium and Spain rank globally for gini coefficient (before tax)?
- Belgium ranks 97th and Spain ranks 99th of 113 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 (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.