Canada vs Germany: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population
Canada
0.309
in 2023
Germany
0.312
in 2022
Canada rank
16th
Germany rank
14th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population over time
- Canada
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 0.312 against 0.309 in Canada, a difference of 0.003.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 16th and Germany ranks 14th of 39 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and Germany in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.318 | 0.2879 | 0.0301 | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.3141 | 0.2967 | 0.0174 | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.2913 | 0.3093 | 0.018 | Germany |
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, Canada or Germany?
- Germany, at 0.312 against 0.309 in Canada as of 2022.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population between Canada and Germany?
- 0.003, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Germany?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
- How do Canada and Germany rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population?
- Canada 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.