Australia vs Germany: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population
Australia
0.309
in 2020
Germany
0.312
in 2022
Australia rank
16th
Germany rank
14th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population over time
- Australia
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 0.312 against 0.309 in Australia, a difference of 0.003.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 16th and Germany ranks 14th of 39 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.317 | 0.2953 | 0.0216 | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.309 | 0.2994 | 0.0096 | 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 Germany?
- Germany, at 0.312 against 0.309 in Australia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population between Australia and Germany?
- 0.003, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Germany?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2020.
- How do Australia and Germany rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population?
- Australia ranks 16th and Germany ranks 14th 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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About this data
The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.