Germany vs Greece: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population
Germany
0.312
in 2022
Greece
0.3299
in 2023
Germany rank
14th
Greece rank
12th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population over time
- Germany
- Greece
How they compare
Greece currently reports 0.3299 against 0.312 in Germany, a difference of 0.0179.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.
Across all 13 years both countries report, Greece has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 14th and Greece ranks 12th of 39 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2879 | 0.3317 | 0.0437 | Greece |
| 2010s | 0.2967 | 0.3397 | 0.043 | Greece |
| 2020s | 0.3093 | 0.3238 | 0.0144 | Greece |
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, Germany or Greece?
- Greece, at 0.3299 against 0.312 in Germany as of 2023.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population between Germany and Greece?
- 0.0179, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Greece?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
- How do Germany and Greece rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population?
- Germany ranks 14th and Greece ranks 12th 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.