Costa Rica vs India: Gini coefficient (before tax)

Costa Rica
0.6535
in 2022
India
0.6392
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
12th
India rank
15th

Gini coefficient (before tax) over time

  • Costa Rica
  • India
00.20.40.60.8192319722022

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.6535 against 0.6392 in India, a difference of 0.0143.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 12th and India ranks 15th of 113 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Gini coefficient (before tax)
Source
World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
113 places, 3,075 data points, 1820–2024
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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.