El Salvador vs Indonesia: Gini coefficient (before tax)

El Salvador
0.5963
in 2022
Indonesia
0.5984
in 2018
El Salvador rank
31st
Indonesia rank
30th

Gini coefficient (before tax) over time

  • El Salvador
  • Indonesia
00.20.40.6198420032022

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 0.5984 against 0.5963 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0021.

Across all 14 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 31st and Indonesia ranks 30th of 113 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Indonesia Difference Ahead
2000s 0.6645 0.5276 0.1369 El Salvador
2010s 0.6401 0.5613 0.0788 El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gini coefficient (before tax), El Salvador or Indonesia?
Indonesia, at 0.5984 against 0.5963 in El Salvador as of 2018.
What is the difference in gini coefficient (before tax) between El Salvador and Indonesia?
0.0021, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Indonesia?
14 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2018.
How do El Salvador and Indonesia rank globally for gini coefficient (before tax)?
El Salvador ranks 31st and Indonesia ranks 30th 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

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
Last refreshed

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.