Ireland vs Poland: Gini coefficient (before tax)

Ireland
0.4792
in 2022
Poland
0.4857
in 2022
Ireland rank
88th
Poland rank
85th

Gini coefficient (before tax) over time

  • Ireland
  • Poland
00.20.40.6192219722022

How they compare

Poland currently reports 0.4857 against 0.4792 in Ireland, a difference of 0.0065.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1924 it was Ireland ahead.

Ireland ranks 88th and Poland ranks 85th of 113 regions.

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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.