Estonia vs Romania: Gini coefficient (before tax)
Estonia
0.5422
in 2022
Romania
0.541
in 2022
Estonia rank
60th
Romania rank
61st
Gini coefficient (before tax) over time
- Estonia
- Romania
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 0.5422 against 0.541 in Romania, a difference of 0.0012.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Estonia ahead.
Estonia ranks 60th and Romania ranks 61st of 113 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 2 and Romania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5368 | 0.4447 | 0.092 | Estonia |
| 2000s | 0.5307 | 0.5294 | 0.0013 | Estonia |
| 2010s | 0.5018 | 0.5319 | 0.0301 | Romania |
| 2020s | 0.5338 | 0.5403 | 0.0065 | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gini coefficient (before tax), Estonia or Romania?
- Estonia, at 0.5422 against 0.541 in Romania as of 2022.
- What is the difference in gini coefficient (before tax) between Estonia and Romania?
- 0.0012, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Romania?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2022.
- How do Estonia and Romania rank globally for gini coefficient (before tax)?
- Estonia ranks 60th and Romania ranks 61st 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.