Korea vs Switzerland: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population
Korea
0.303
in 2022
Switzerland
0.3067
in 2022
Korea rank
21st
Switzerland rank
20th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population over time
- Korea
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.3067 against 0.303 in Korea, a difference of 0.0037.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Korea ahead.
Korea ranks 21st and Switzerland ranks 20th of 39 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3442 | 0.2885 | 0.0557 | Korea |
| 2020s | 0.3073 | 0.3068 | 0.0005 | 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 Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.3067 against 0.303 in Korea as of 2022.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population between Korea and Switzerland?
- 0.0037, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Switzerland?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2022.
- How do Korea and Switzerland rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population?
- Korea ranks 21st and Switzerland ranks 20th 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.