Netherlands vs Switzerland: Gini coefficient (before tax)

Netherlands
0.4241
in 2022
Switzerland
0.4234
in 2022
Netherlands rank
105th
Switzerland rank
106th

Gini coefficient (before tax) over time

  • Netherlands
  • Switzerland
00.10.20.30.40.5193319772022

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 0.4241 against 0.4234 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0007.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Switzerland ahead.

Netherlands ranks 105th and Switzerland ranks 106th 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.