Bulgaria vs China: Gini coefficient (before tax)
Bulgaria
0.5501
in 2023
China
0.5536
in 2015
Bulgaria rank
57th
China rank
55th
Gini coefficient (before tax) over time
- Bulgaria
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 0.5536 against 0.5501 in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0035.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1980 it was China ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 57th and China ranks 55th of 113 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and China in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3281 | 0.4045 | 0.0763 | China |
| 1990s | 0.4694 | 0.4677 | 0.0017 | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 0.476 | 0.5313 | 0.0553 | China |
| 2010s | 0.4852 | 0.5576 | 0.0724 | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gini coefficient (before tax), Bulgaria or China?
- China, at 0.5536 against 0.5501 in Bulgaria as of 2015.
- What is the difference in gini coefficient (before tax) between Bulgaria and China?
- 0.0035, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and China?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
- How do Bulgaria and China rank globally for gini coefficient (before tax)?
- Bulgaria ranks 57th and China ranks 55th 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.