Germany vs New Zealand: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population
Germany
0.312
in 2022
New Zealand
0.311
in 2022
Germany rank
14th
New Zealand rank
15th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population over time
- Germany
- New Zealand
How they compare
Germany currently reports 0.312 against 0.311 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.001.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2008 it was New Zealand ahead.
Germany ranks 14th and New Zealand ranks 15th of 39 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2879 | 0.321 | 0.0331 | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.2967 | 0.3221 | 0.0254 | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.3093 | 0.3023 | 0.007 | Germany |
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 New Zealand?
- Germany, at 0.312 against 0.311 in New Zealand as of 2022.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population between Germany and New Zealand?
- 0.001, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and New Zealand?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
- How do Germany and New Zealand rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population?
- Germany ranks 14th and New Zealand ranks 15th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.