Australia vs Canada: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population

Australia
0.309
in 2020
Canada
0.309
in 2023
Australia rank
16th
Canada rank
16th

Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population over time

  • Australia
  • Canada
00.10.20.3199920112023

How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.309 against 0.309 in Canada, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Canada ahead.

Australia ranks 16th and Canada ranks 16th of 39 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Canada Difference Ahead
2010s 0.317 0.3127 0.0042 Australia
2020s 0.309 0.28 0.029 Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population, Australia or Canada?
Australia, at 0.309 against 0.309 in Canada as of 2020.
What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population between Australia and Canada?
0, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
5 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2020.
How do Australia and Canada rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population?
Australia ranks 16th and Canada ranks 16th of 39 countries.
Where does this data come from?
OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population
Source
OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
39 places, 607 data points, 1999–2024
Last refreshed

The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.