Turkey vs United States: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population
Turkey
0.4196
in 2022
United States
0.3863
in 2023
Turkey rank
4th
United States rank
6th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population over time
- Turkey
- United States
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 0.4196 against 0.3863 in United States, a difference of 0.0333.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2013 it was United States ahead.
Turkey ranks 4th and United States ranks 6th of 39 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Turkey | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3932 | 0.387 | 0.0062 | Turkey |
| 2020s | 0.4138 | 0.3765 | 0.0372 | Turkey |
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, Turkey or United States?
- Turkey, at 0.4196 against 0.3863 in United States as of 2022.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population between Turkey and United States?
- 0.0333, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Turkey and United States?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2022.
- How do Turkey and United States rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population?
- Turkey ranks 4th and United States ranks 6th 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.