El Salvador vs Israel: Gini coefficient (before tax)

El Salvador
0.5963
in 2022
Israel
0.5986
in 2016
El Salvador rank
31st
Israel rank
29th

Gini coefficient (before tax) over time

  • El Salvador
  • Israel
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How they compare

Israel currently reports 0.5986 against 0.5963 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0023.

Across all 6 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 31st and Israel ranks 29th 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 Israel Difference Ahead
2000s 0.6704 0.6245 0.0459 El Salvador
2010s 0.6514 0.6116 0.0398 El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gini coefficient (before tax), El Salvador or Israel?
Israel, at 0.5986 against 0.5963 in El Salvador as of 2016.
What is the difference in gini coefficient (before tax) between El Salvador and Israel?
0.0023, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Israel?
6 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2016.
How do El Salvador and Israel rank globally for gini coefficient (before tax)?
El Salvador ranks 31st and Israel ranks 29th 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.