Spain vs Switzerland: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population
Spain
0.3086
in 2023
Switzerland
0.3067
in 2022
Spain rank
18th
Switzerland rank
20th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population over time
- Spain
- Switzerland
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.3086 against 0.3067 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0019.
Across all 16 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Spain ranks 18th and Switzerland ranks 20th of 39 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3165 | 0.2946 | 0.0218 | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.3393 | 0.2881 | 0.0512 | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.3191 | 0.3068 | 0.0123 | 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, Spain or Switzerland?
- Spain, at 0.3086 against 0.3067 in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population between Spain and Switzerland?
- 0.0019, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Switzerland?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2022.
- How do Spain and Switzerland rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population?
- Spain ranks 18th 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.