Costa Rica vs Türkiye: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population
Costa Rica
0.4486
in 2024
Türkiye
0.4196
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
2nd
Türkiye rank
4th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population over time
- Costa Rica
- Türkiye
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.4486 against 0.4196 in Türkiye, a difference of 0.029.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Türkiye's.
Across all 11 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 2nd and Türkiye ranks 4th 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 | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4714 | 0.3929 | 0.0785 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.4763 | 0.4138 | 0.0625 | 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 Türkiye?
- Costa Rica, at 0.4486 against 0.4196 in Türkiye as of 2024.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population between Costa Rica and Türkiye?
- 0.029, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Türkiye?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Türkiye rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population?
- Costa Rica ranks 2nd and Türkiye ranks 4th 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.