Norway vs Sweden: Gini coefficient (before tax)

Norway

0.4055

in 2022

Sweden

0.3971

in 2022

Norway rank

109th

Sweden rank

110th

Gini coefficient (before tax) over time

Norway
Sweden

How they compare

Norway currently reports 0.4055 against 0.3971 in Sweden, a difference of 0.0084.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Sweden ahead.

Norway ranks 109th and Sweden ranks 110th of 113 countries.

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Gini coefficient (before tax) in Norway
Gini coefficient (before tax) in Sweden
Full country ranking

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
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.