India vs Thailand: Gini coefficient (before tax)
India
0.6392
in 2022
Thailand
0.6429
in 2021
India rank
15th
Thailand rank
13th
Gini coefficient (before tax) over time
- India
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 0.6429 against 0.6392 in India, a difference of 0.0037.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Thailand ahead.
India ranks 15th and Thailand ranks 13th of 113 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, India averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4551 | 0.6691 | 0.214 | Thailand |
| 1990s | 0.4807 | 0.6724 | 0.1917 | Thailand |
| 2000s | 0.5562 | 0.6546 | 0.0984 | Thailand |
| 2010s | 0.639 | 0.6226 | 0.0164 | India |
| 2020s | 0.6311 | 0.6307 | 0.0004 | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gini coefficient (before tax), India or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 0.6429 against 0.6392 in India as of 2021.
- What is the difference in gini coefficient (before tax) between India and Thailand?
- 0.0037, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Thailand?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2021.
- How do India and Thailand rank globally for gini coefficient (before tax)?
- India ranks 15th and Thailand ranks 13th 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.