Brazil vs Peru: Gini coefficient (before tax)
Brazil
0.6973
in 2022
Peru
0.6966
in 2022
Brazil rank
7th
Peru rank
8th
Gini coefficient (before tax) over time
- Brazil
- Peru
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 0.6973 against 0.6966 in Peru, a difference of 0.0007.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Peru ahead.
Brazil ranks 7th and Peru ranks 8th of 113 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Peru in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6898 | 0.713 | 0.0232 | Peru |
| 2010s | 0.6795 | 0.6754 | 0.0041 | Brazil |
| 2020s | 0.7033 | 0.7295 | 0.0262 | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gini coefficient (before tax), Brazil or Peru?
- Brazil, at 0.6973 against 0.6966 in Peru as of 2022.
- What is the difference in gini coefficient (before tax) between Brazil and Peru?
- 0.0007, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Peru?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2022.
- How do Brazil and Peru rank globally for gini coefficient (before tax)?
- Brazil ranks 7th and Peru ranks 8th 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.