Latvia vs Lithuania: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population

Latvia
0.3316
in 2023
Lithuania
0.3469
in 2023
Latvia rank
11th
Lithuania rank
9th

Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population over time

  • Latvia
  • Lithuania
00.10.20.30.4200420132023

How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 0.3469 against 0.3316 in Latvia, a difference of 0.0153.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Latvia ahead.

Latvia ranks 11th and Lithuania ranks 9th of 39 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 1 and Lithuania in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latvia Lithuania Difference Ahead
2000s 0.3633 0.3478 0.0155 Latvia
2010s 0.3409 0.353 0.0121 Lithuania
2020s 0.3371 0.3535 0.0164 Lithuania

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, Latvia or Lithuania?
Lithuania, at 0.3469 against 0.3316 in Latvia as of 2023.
What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population between Latvia and Lithuania?
0.0153, with Lithuania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Lithuania?
20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
How do Latvia and Lithuania rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population?
Latvia ranks 11th and Lithuania ranks 9th 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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Indicator
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population
Source
OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
39 places, 607 data points, 1999–2024
Last refreshed

The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.