Iran vs Romania: Gini coefficient (before tax)

Iran
0.5401
in 2022
Romania
0.541
in 2022
Iran rank
62nd
Romania rank
61st

Gini coefficient (before tax) over time

  • Iran
  • Romania
00.20.40.6198620042022

How they compare

Romania currently reports 0.541 against 0.5401 in Iran, a difference of 0.0009.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Iran ahead.

Iran ranks 62nd and Romania ranks 61st of 113 countries.

Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Romania Difference Ahead
1990s 0.6283 0.4348 0.1935 Iran
2000s 0.6226 0.5237 0.0989 Iran
2010s 0.5756 0.5319 0.0437 Iran
2020s 0.5464 0.5403 0.0061 Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gini coefficient (before tax), Iran or Romania?
Romania, at 0.541 against 0.5401 in Iran as of 2022.
What is the difference in gini coefficient (before tax) between Iran and Romania?
0.0009, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Romania?
27 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Iran and Romania rank globally for gini coefficient (before tax)?
Iran ranks 62nd and Romania ranks 61st 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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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.