Denmark vs Norway: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population
Denmark
0.2766
in 2022
Norway
0.2733
in 2022
Denmark rank
31st
Norway rank
32nd
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population over time
- Denmark
- Norway
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 0.2766 against 0.2733 in Norway, a difference of 0.0033.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Norway ahead.
Denmark ranks 31st and Norway ranks 32nd of 39 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2593 | 0.2698 | 0.0106 | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.2723 | 0.2818 | 0.0095 | Norway |
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 Norway?
- Denmark, at 0.2766 against 0.2733 in Norway as of 2022.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population between Denmark and Norway?
- 0.0033, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Norway?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2022.
- How do Denmark and Norway rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population?
- Denmark ranks 31st and Norway ranks 32nd 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.