Austria vs Hungary: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population
Austria
0.2825
in 2023
Hungary
0.2879
in 2022
Austria rank
28th
Hungary rank
25th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population over time
- Austria
- Hungary
How they compare
Hungary currently reports 0.2879 against 0.2825 in Austria, a difference of 0.0054.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 28th and Hungary ranks 25th of 39 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 1 and Hungary in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Hungary | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2822 | 0.2533 | 0.0289 | Austria |
| 2010s | 0.2791 | 0.2859 | 0.0068 | Hungary |
| 2020s | 0.2753 | 0.2855 | 0.0101 | Hungary |
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, Austria or Hungary?
- Hungary, at 0.2879 against 0.2825 in Austria as of 2022.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population between Austria and Hungary?
- 0.0054, with Hungary ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Hungary?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2022.
- How do Austria and Hungary rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population?
- Austria ranks 28th and Hungary ranks 25th 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.