Canada vs New Zealand: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population
Canada
0.309
in 2023
New Zealand
0.311
in 2022
Canada rank
16th
New Zealand rank
15th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population over time
- Canada
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.311 against 0.309 in Canada, a difference of 0.002.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2006 it was New Zealand ahead.
Canada ranks 16th and New Zealand ranks 15th of 39 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3193 | 0.3225 | 0.0032 | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.3145 | 0.3226 | 0.0081 | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.2913 | 0.3023 | 0.011 | New Zealand |
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 New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 0.311 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 New Zealand?
- 0.002, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and New Zealand?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2022.
- How do Canada and New Zealand rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population?
- Canada ranks 16th and New Zealand ranks 15th 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.