Australia vs Korea: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax
Australia
0.319
in 2020
Korea
0.324
in 2022
Australia rank
17th
Korea rank
14th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax over time
- Australia
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 0.324 against 0.319 in Australia, a difference of 0.005.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 17th and Korea ranks 14th of 39 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3295 | 0.362 | 0.0325 | Korea |
| 2020s | 0.319 | 0.328 | 0.009 | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax, Australia or Korea?
- Korea, at 0.324 against 0.319 in Australia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax between Australia and Korea?
- 0.005, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Korea?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2020.
- How do Australia and Korea rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Australia ranks 17th and Korea ranks 14th 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. 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.