Korea vs Spain: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population
Korea
0.303
in 2022
Spain
0.3086
in 2023
Korea rank
21st
Spain rank
18th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population over time
- Korea
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.3086 against 0.303 in Korea, a difference of 0.0056.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Korea ahead.
Korea ranks 21st and Spain ranks 18th of 39 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3442 | 0.3398 | 0.0045 | Korea |
| 2020s | 0.3073 | 0.3191 | 0.0118 | Spain |
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 Spain?
- Spain, at 0.3086 against 0.303 in Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population between Korea and Spain?
- 0.0056, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Spain?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2022.
- How do Korea and Spain rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population?
- Korea ranks 21st and Spain ranks 18th 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.