Ireland vs Sweden: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population
Ireland
0.2811
in 2023
Sweden
0.285
in 2023
Ireland rank
29th
Sweden rank
26th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population over time
- Ireland
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.285 against 0.2811 in Ireland, a difference of 0.0039.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 29th and Sweden ranks 26th of 39 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2991 | 0.2668 | 0.0323 | Ireland |
| 2020s | 0.281 | 0.2795 | 0.0015 | Ireland |
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 Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.285 against 0.2811 in Ireland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population between Ireland and Sweden?
- 0.0039, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Sweden?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2023.
- How do Ireland and Sweden rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population?
- Ireland ranks 29th and Sweden ranks 26th 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.