Iceland vs Poland: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population
Iceland
0.2476
in 2019
Poland
0.2603
in 2023
Iceland rank
36th
Poland rank
34th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population over time
- Iceland
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 0.2603 against 0.2476 in Iceland, a difference of 0.0127.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Poland has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 36th and Poland ranks 34th of 39 countries.
Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2818 | 0.3169 | 0.0351 | Poland |
| 2010s | 0.2507 | 0.2939 | 0.0432 | Poland |
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, Iceland or Poland?
- Poland, at 0.2603 against 0.2476 in Iceland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population between Iceland and Poland?
- 0.0127, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Poland?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
- How do Iceland and Poland rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population?
- Iceland ranks 36th and Poland ranks 34th 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.