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
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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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.