Ireland vs Romania: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population
Ireland
0.2811
in 2023
Romania
0.2794
in 2023
Ireland rank
29th
Romania rank
30th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population over time
- Ireland
- Romania
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 0.2811 against 0.2794 in Romania, a difference of 0.0017.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Romania ahead.
Ireland ranks 29th and Romania ranks 30th of 39 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.303 | 0.3486 | 0.0456 | Romania |
| 2010s | 0.302 | 0.341 | 0.039 | Romania |
| 2020s | 0.281 | 0.3113 | 0.0303 | Romania |
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 Romania?
- Ireland, at 0.2811 against 0.2794 in Romania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population between Ireland and Romania?
- 0.0017, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Romania?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2023.
- How do Ireland and Romania rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population?
- Ireland ranks 29th and Romania ranks 30th 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.