Germany vs Latvia: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population
Germany
0.312
in 2022
Latvia
0.3316
in 2023
Germany rank
14th
Latvia rank
11th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population over time
- Germany
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 0.3316 against 0.312 in Germany, a difference of 0.0196.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.
Across all 13 years both countries report, Latvia has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 14th and Latvia ranks 11th of 39 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2879 | 0.3627 | 0.0747 | Latvia |
| 2010s | 0.2967 | 0.3402 | 0.0435 | Latvia |
| 2020s | 0.3093 | 0.3389 | 0.0295 | Latvia |
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 Latvia?
- Latvia, at 0.3316 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 Latvia?
- 0.0196, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Latvia?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
- How do Germany and Latvia rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population?
- Germany ranks 14th and Latvia ranks 11th 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.