Nigeria vs Romania: Gini coefficient (before tax)
Nigeria
0.5379
in 2022
Romania
0.541
in 2022
Nigeria rank
64th
Romania rank
61st
Gini coefficient (before tax) over time
- Nigeria
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 0.541 against 0.5379 in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0031.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 64th and Romania ranks 61st of 113 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 3 and Romania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6042 | 0.3825 | 0.2217 | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.582 | 0.5243 | 0.0577 | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.546 | 0.536 | 0.01 | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.5379 | 0.541 | 0.0031 | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gini coefficient (before tax), Nigeria or Romania?
- Romania, at 0.541 against 0.5379 in Nigeria as of 2022.
- What is the difference in gini coefficient (before tax) between Nigeria and Romania?
- 0.0031, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Romania?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2022.
- How do Nigeria and Romania rank globally for gini coefficient (before tax)?
- Nigeria ranks 64th and Romania ranks 61st of 113 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) β 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.