Denmark vs Finland: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population
Denmark
0.2766
in 2022
Finland
0.272
in 2023
Denmark rank
31st
Finland rank
33rd
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population over time
- Denmark
- Finland
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 0.2766 against 0.272 in Finland, a difference of 0.0046.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 31st and Finland ranks 33rd of 39 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2593 | 0.2682 | 0.0089 | Finland |
| 2020s | 0.2723 | 0.2742 | 0.0019 | Finland |
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, Denmark or Finland?
- Denmark, at 0.2766 against 0.272 in Finland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population between Denmark and Finland?
- 0.0046, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Finland?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2022.
- How do Denmark and Finland rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population?
- Denmark ranks 31st and Finland ranks 33rd 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.