Greece vs Spain: Gini coefficient (before tax)
Greece
0.4534
in 2022
Spain
0.4464
in 2022
Greece rank
96th
Spain rank
99th
Gini coefficient (before tax) over time
- Greece
- Spain
How they compare
Greece currently reports 0.4534 against 0.4464 in Spain, a difference of 0.007.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 96th and Spain ranks 99th of 113 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4819 | 0.4709 | 0.0111 | Greece |
| 1990s | 0.4974 | 0.4704 | 0.027 | Greece |
| 2000s | 0.498 | 0.458 | 0.0399 | Greece |
| 2010s | 0.4604 | 0.456 | 0.0044 | Greece |
| 2020s | 0.449 | 0.4476 | 0.0015 | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gini coefficient (before tax), Greece or Spain?
- Greece, at 0.4534 against 0.4464 in Spain as of 2022.
- What is the difference in gini coefficient (before tax) between Greece and Spain?
- 0.007, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Spain?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2022.
- How do Greece and Spain rank globally for gini coefficient (before tax)?
- Greece ranks 96th and Spain ranks 99th 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
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.