Austria vs Denmark: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax
Austria
0.2882
in 2023
Denmark
0.2764
in 2022
Austria rank
28th
Denmark rank
31st
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax over time
- Austria
- Denmark
How they compare
Austria currently reports 0.2882 against 0.2764 in Denmark, a difference of 0.0118.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Austria has been ahead every year.
Austria ranks 28th and Denmark ranks 31st of 39 countries.
Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2777 | 0.2587 | 0.019 | Austria |
| 2020s | 0.2793 | 0.2728 | 0.0065 | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax, Austria or Denmark?
- Austria, at 0.2882 against 0.2764 in Denmark as of 2023.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax between Austria and Denmark?
- 0.0118, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Denmark?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2022.
- How do Austria and Denmark rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Austria ranks 28th and Denmark ranks 31st 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.