Ireland vs Norway: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population
Ireland
0.2811
in 2023
Norway
0.2733
in 2022
Ireland rank
29th
Norway rank
32nd
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population over time
- Ireland
- Norway
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 0.2811 against 0.2733 in Norway, a difference of 0.0078.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 29th and Norway ranks 32nd of 39 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3067 | 0.2662 | 0.0405 | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.302 | 0.2686 | 0.0334 | Ireland |
| 2020s | 0.2809 | 0.2818 | 0.0009 | Norway |
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, Ireland or Norway?
- Ireland, at 0.2811 against 0.2733 in Norway as of 2023.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population between Ireland and Norway?
- 0.0078, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Norway?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2022.
- How do Ireland and Norway rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population?
- Ireland ranks 29th and Norway ranks 32nd 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.