Chile vs Costa Rica: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population

Chile
0.4514
in 2022
Costa Rica
0.4486
in 2024
Chile rank
1st
Costa Rica rank
2nd

Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population over time

  • Chile
  • Costa Rica
00.10.20.30.40.5200920162024

How they compare

Chile currently reports 0.4514 against 0.4486 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0028.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Chile ahead.

Chile ranks 1st and Costa Rica ranks 2nd of 39 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Costa Rica Difference Ahead
2010s 0.4625 0.4724 0.0099 Costa Rica
2020s 0.4756 0.4748 0.0008 Chile

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, Chile or Costa Rica?
Chile, at 0.4514 against 0.4486 in Costa Rica as of 2022.
What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population between Chile and Costa Rica?
0.0028, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Costa Rica?
6 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2022.
How do Chile and Costa Rica rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population?
Chile ranks 1st and Costa Rica ranks 2nd 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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Indicator
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population
Source
OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
39 places, 607 data points, 1999–2024
Last refreshed

The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.