Australia vs Portugal: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax
Australia
0.319
in 2020
Portugal
0.3199
in 2023
Australia rank
17th
Portugal rank
15th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax over time
- Australia
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.3199 against 0.319 in Australia, a difference of 0.0009.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Portugal ahead.
Australia ranks 17th and Portugal ranks 15th of 39 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3295 | 0.3308 | 0.0013 | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.319 | 0.3267 | 0.0077 | Portugal |
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 Portugal?
- Portugal, at 0.3199 against 0.319 in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax between Australia and Portugal?
- 0.0009, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Portugal?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2020.
- How do Australia and Portugal rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Australia ranks 17th and Portugal ranks 15th 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.