Brazil vs United States: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population
Brazil
0.4451
in 2022
United States
0.3863
in 2023
Brazil rank
3rd
United States rank
6th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population over time
- Brazil
- United States
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 0.4451 against 0.3863 in United States, a difference of 0.0588.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.2 times United States's.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 3rd and United States ranks 6th of 39 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4638 | 0.3854 | 0.0783 | Brazil |
| 2020s | 0.4507 | 0.3765 | 0.0742 | Brazil |
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, Brazil or United States?
- Brazil, at 0.4451 against 0.3863 in United States as of 2022.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population between Brazil and United States?
- 0.0588, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United States?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2022.
- How do Brazil and United States rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population?
- Brazil ranks 3rd and United States ranks 6th 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.