Belgium vs Poland: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population
Belgium
0.2543
in 2023
Poland
0.2603
in 2023
Belgium rank
35th
Poland rank
34th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population over time
- Belgium
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 0.2603 against 0.2543 in Belgium, a difference of 0.006.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Poland has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 35th and Poland ranks 34th of 39 countries.
Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.259 | 0.2774 | 0.0184 | Poland |
| 2020s | 0.2505 | 0.2654 | 0.0149 | Poland |
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, Belgium or Poland?
- Poland, at 0.2603 against 0.2543 in Belgium as of 2023.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population between Belgium and Poland?
- 0.006, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Poland?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Poland rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population?
- Belgium ranks 35th and Poland ranks 34th 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.