France vs Portugal: Gini coefficient (before tax)
France
0.4592
in 2022
Portugal
0.4656
in 2022
France rank
95th
Portugal rank
92nd
Gini coefficient (before tax) over time
- France
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.4656 against 0.4592 in France, a difference of 0.0064.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 87 shared years of data; in 1936 it was France ahead.
France ranks 95th and Portugal ranks 92nd of 113 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, France averaged higher in 5 and Portugal in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0.5508 | 0.4742 | 0.0766 | France |
| 1940s | 0.4761 | 0.4481 | 0.0281 | France |
| 1950s | 0.4813 | 0.4245 | 0.0569 | France |
| 1960s | 0.4963 | 0.4343 | 0.062 | France |
| 1970s | 0.455 | 0.4099 | 0.045 | France |
| 1980s | 0.4121 | 0.4359 | 0.0239 | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.4374 | 0.4802 | 0.0428 | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.4587 | 0.5039 | 0.0453 | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.451 | 0.4887 | 0.0377 | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.4586 | 0.4685 | 0.0099 | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gini coefficient (before tax), France or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 0.4656 against 0.4592 in France as of 2022.
- What is the difference in gini coefficient (before tax) between France and Portugal?
- 0.0064, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Portugal?
- 87 years are reported by both, from 1936 to 2022.
- How do France and Portugal rank globally for gini coefficient (before tax)?
- France ranks 95th and Portugal ranks 92nd 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.