Portugal vs Spain: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population
Portugal
0.308
in 2023
Spain
0.3086
in 2023
Portugal rank
19th
Spain rank
18th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population over time
- Portugal
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.3086 against 0.308 in Portugal, a difference of 0.0006.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 19th and Spain ranks 18th of 39 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3448 | 0.3165 | 0.0284 | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.3284 | 0.3393 | 0.011 | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.3151 | 0.3165 | 0.0015 | 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, Portugal or Spain?
- Spain, at 0.3086 against 0.308 in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population between Portugal and Spain?
- 0.0006, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2023.
- How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population?
- Portugal ranks 19th 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.