Nigeria vs Russia: Gini coefficient (before tax)
Nigeria
0.5379
in 2022
Russia
0.5397
in 2017
Nigeria rank
64th
Russia rank
63rd
Gini coefficient (before tax) over time
- Nigeria
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 0.5397 against 0.5379 in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0018.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 64th and Russia ranks 63rd of 113 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 3 and Russia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5637 | 0.338 | 0.2257 | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.6042 | 0.4354 | 0.1688 | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.582 | 0.5963 | 0.0143 | Russia |
| 2010s | 0.5463 | 0.5455 | 0.0008 | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gini coefficient (before tax), Nigeria or Russia?
- Russia, at 0.5397 against 0.5379 in Nigeria as of 2017.
- What is the difference in gini coefficient (before tax) between Nigeria and Russia?
- 0.0018, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Russia?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2015.
- How do Nigeria and Russia rank globally for gini coefficient (before tax)?
- Nigeria ranks 64th and Russia ranks 63rd 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.