Germany vs Italy: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population
Germany
0.312
in 2022
Italy
0.3226
in 2023
Germany rank
14th
Italy rank
13th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population over time
- Germany
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.3226 against 0.312 in Germany, a difference of 0.0106.
Across all 13 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 14th and Italy ranks 13th of 39 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2879 | 0.3114 | 0.0234 | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.2967 | 0.3326 | 0.0359 | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.3093 | 0.3251 | 0.0157 | Italy |
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 Italy?
- Italy, at 0.3226 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 Italy?
- 0.0106, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Italy?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
- How do Germany and Italy rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population?
- Germany ranks 14th and Italy ranks 13th 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.