Korea vs Netherlands: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population
Korea
0.303
in 2022
Netherlands
0.292
in 2023
Korea rank
21st
Netherlands rank
24th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population over time
- Korea
- Netherlands
How they compare
Korea currently reports 0.303 against 0.292 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.011.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 21st and Netherlands ranks 24th of 39 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3442 | 0.3 | 0.0442 | Korea |
| 2020s | 0.3073 | 0.2947 | 0.0127 | Korea |
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, Korea or Netherlands?
- Korea, at 0.303 against 0.292 in Netherlands as of 2022.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population between Korea and Netherlands?
- 0.011, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Netherlands?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2022.
- How do Korea and Netherlands rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population?
- Korea ranks 21st and Netherlands ranks 24th 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.