Italy vs Latvia: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population
Italy
0.3226
in 2023
Latvia
0.3316
in 2023
Italy rank
13th
Latvia rank
11th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population over time
- Italy
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 0.3316 against 0.3226 in Italy, a difference of 0.009.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Latvia ahead.
Italy ranks 13th and Latvia ranks 11th of 39 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.317 | 0.3633 | 0.0463 | Latvia |
| 2010s | 0.3322 | 0.3409 | 0.0086 | Latvia |
| 2020s | 0.3245 | 0.3371 | 0.0126 | Latvia |
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, Italy or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 0.3316 against 0.3226 in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population between Italy and Latvia?
- 0.009, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Latvia?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Latvia rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population?
- Italy ranks 13th and Latvia ranks 11th 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.