Australia vs Switzerland: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax
Australia
0.319
in 2020
Switzerland
0.3167
in 2022
Australia rank
17th
Switzerland rank
18th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax over time
- Australia
- Switzerland
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.319 against 0.3167 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0023.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 17th and Switzerland ranks 18th of 39 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3295 | 0.2989 | 0.0306 | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.319 | 0.3198 | 0.0008 | Switzerland |
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 Switzerland?
- Australia, at 0.319 against 0.3167 in Switzerland as of 2020.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax between Australia and Switzerland?
- 0.0023, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Switzerland?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2020.
- How do Australia and Switzerland rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Australia ranks 17th and Switzerland 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. 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.