Costa Rica vs Mexico: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population
Costa Rica
0.4486
in 2024
Mexico
0.3981
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
2nd
Mexico rank
5th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population over time
- Costa Rica
- Mexico
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.4486 against 0.3981 in Mexico, a difference of 0.0505.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 2nd and Mexico ranks 5th of 39 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4712 | 0.4505 | 0.0207 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.4748 | 0.4079 | 0.0669 | Costa Rica |
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, Costa Rica or Mexico?
- Costa Rica, at 0.4486 against 0.3981 in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population between Costa Rica and Mexico?
- 0.0505, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mexico?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Mexico rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population?
- Costa Rica ranks 2nd and Mexico ranks 5th 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.