Iceland vs Slovakia: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population
Iceland
0.2476
in 2019
Slovakia
0.2167
in 2023
Iceland rank
36th
Slovakia rank
39th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population over time
- Iceland
- Slovakia
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 0.2476 against 0.2167 in Slovakia, a difference of 0.0309.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times Slovakia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Slovakia ahead.
Iceland ranks 36th and Slovakia ranks 39th of 39 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2789 | 0.259 | 0.0199 | Iceland |
| 2010s | 0.2507 | 0.2433 | 0.0073 | Iceland |
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 Slovakia?
- Iceland, at 0.2476 against 0.2167 in Slovakia as of 2019.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population between Iceland and Slovakia?
- 0.0309, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Slovakia?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2019.
- How do Iceland and Slovakia rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population?
- Iceland ranks 36th and Slovakia ranks 39th 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.