France vs Luxembourg: Gini coefficient (before tax)
France
0.4592
in 2022
Luxembourg
0.4595
in 2022
France rank
95th
Luxembourg rank
94th
Gini coefficient (before tax) over time
- France
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 0.4595 against 0.4592 in France, a difference of 0.0003.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Luxembourg ahead.
France ranks 95th and Luxembourg ranks 94th of 113 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and Luxembourg in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4087 | 0.4513 | 0.0426 | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 0.4358 | 0.4632 | 0.0274 | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 0.4593 | 0.4982 | 0.0389 | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 0.451 | 0.4738 | 0.0228 | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 0.4586 | 0.458 | 0.0006 | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gini coefficient (before tax), France or Luxembourg?
- Luxembourg, at 0.4595 against 0.4592 in France as of 2022.
- What is the difference in gini coefficient (before tax) between France and Luxembourg?
- 0.0003, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Luxembourg?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2022.
- How do France and Luxembourg rank globally for gini coefficient (before tax)?
- France ranks 95th and Luxembourg ranks 94th 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.