New Zealand vs Spain: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population
New Zealand
0.311
in 2022
Spain
0.3086
in 2023
New Zealand rank
15th
Spain rank
18th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population over time
- New Zealand
- Spain
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.311 against 0.3086 in Spain, a difference of 0.0024.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 2007 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 15th and Spain ranks 18th of 39 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3223 | 0.3165 | 0.0059 | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.3226 | 0.3393 | 0.0167 | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.3023 | 0.3191 | 0.0168 | 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, New Zealand or Spain?
- New Zealand, at 0.311 against 0.3086 in Spain as of 2022.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population between New Zealand and Spain?
- 0.0024, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Spain?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2022.
- How do New Zealand and Spain rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population?
- New Zealand ranks 15th 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.