Bulgaria vs Estonia: Gini coefficient (before tax)
Bulgaria
0.5501
in 2023
Estonia
0.5422
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
57th
Estonia rank
60th
Gini coefficient (before tax) over time
- Bulgaria
- Estonia
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 0.5501 against 0.5422 in Estonia, a difference of 0.0079.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Estonia ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 57th and Estonia ranks 60th of 113 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Estonia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Estonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2948 | 0.3639 | 0.0691 | Estonia |
| 1990s | 0.463 | 0.5368 | 0.0738 | Estonia |
| 2000s | 0.4789 | 0.5313 | 0.0524 | Estonia |
| 2010s | 0.5067 | 0.5018 | 0.0049 | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 0.5442 | 0.5338 | 0.0104 | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gini coefficient (before tax), Bulgaria or Estonia?
- Bulgaria, at 0.5501 against 0.5422 in Estonia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gini coefficient (before tax) between Bulgaria and Estonia?
- 0.0079, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Estonia?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2022.
- How do Bulgaria and Estonia rank globally for gini coefficient (before tax)?
- Bulgaria ranks 57th and Estonia ranks 60th 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.