Guinea vs South Korea: Gini coefficient (before tax)

Guinea
0.4947
in 2018
South Korea
0.5032
in 2022
Guinea rank
79th
South Korea rank
77th

Gini coefficient (before tax) over time

  • Guinea
  • South Korea
00.20.40.6198220022022

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 0.5032 against 0.4947 in Guinea, a difference of 0.0085.

Guinea ranks 79th and South Korea ranks 77th of 113 countries.

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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
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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.