Australia vs New Zealand: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population
Australia
0.309
in 2020
New Zealand
0.311
in 2022
Australia rank
16th
New Zealand rank
15th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population over time
- Australia
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.311 against 0.309 in Australia, a difference of 0.002.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2012 it was New Zealand ahead.
Australia ranks 16th and New Zealand ranks 15th of 39 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.317 | 0.3237 | 0.0068 | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.309 | 0.308 | 0.001 | 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 New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 0.311 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 New Zealand?
- 0.002, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2020.
- How do Australia and New Zealand rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population?
- Australia ranks 16th and New Zealand ranks 15th 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.