Luxembourg vs Sweden: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population
Luxembourg
0.2976
in 2023
Sweden
0.285
in 2023
Luxembourg rank
23rd
Sweden rank
26th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population over time
- Luxembourg
- Sweden
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 0.2976 against 0.285 in Sweden, a difference of 0.0126.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Luxembourg has been ahead every year.
Luxembourg ranks 23rd and Sweden ranks 26th of 39 countries.
Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3038 | 0.2685 | 0.0353 | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 0.2911 | 0.2795 | 0.0116 | Luxembourg |
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, Luxembourg or Sweden?
- Luxembourg, at 0.2976 against 0.285 in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population between Luxembourg and Sweden?
- 0.0126, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Sweden?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do Luxembourg and Sweden rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population?
- Luxembourg ranks 23rd and Sweden ranks 26th 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.