Finland vs Norway: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population
Finland
0.272
in 2023
Norway
0.2733
in 2022
Finland rank
33rd
Norway rank
32nd
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population over time
- Finland
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.2733 against 0.272 in Finland, a difference of 0.0013.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Norway ahead.
Finland ranks 33rd and Norway ranks 32nd of 39 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2639 | 0.2662 | 0.0022 | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.2681 | 0.2686 | 0.0005 | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.2742 | 0.2818 | 0.0076 | 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, Finland or Norway?
- Norway, at 0.2733 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 Finland and Norway?
- 0.0013, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Norway?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2022.
- How do Finland and Norway rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population?
- Finland ranks 33rd 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.