Canada vs Italy: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population
Canada
0.309
in 2023
Italy
0.3226
in 2023
Canada rank
16th
Italy rank
13th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population over time
- Canada
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.3226 against 0.309 in Canada, a difference of 0.0136.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Italy ahead.
Canada ranks 16th and Italy ranks 13th of 39 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.32 | 0.3199 | 0.0001 | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.3145 | 0.3322 | 0.0177 | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.2958 | 0.3245 | 0.0287 | Italy |
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 Italy?
- Italy, at 0.3226 against 0.309 in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population between Canada and Italy?
- 0.0136, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Italy?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Italy rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population?
- Canada ranks 16th and Italy ranks 13th 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.