Canada vs Spain: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population
Canada
0.309
in 2023
Spain
0.3086
in 2023
Canada rank
16th
Spain rank
18th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population over time
- Canada
- Spain
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.309 against 0.3086 in Spain, a difference of 0.0004.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 16th and Spain ranks 18th of 39 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3193 | 0.3165 | 0.0029 | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.3145 | 0.3393 | 0.0248 | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.2958 | 0.3165 | 0.0208 | Spain |
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 Spain?
- Canada, at 0.309 against 0.3086 in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population between Canada and Spain?
- 0.0004, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Spain?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Spain rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population?
- Canada ranks 16th and Spain ranks 18th 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.