Austria vs Ireland: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax
Austria
0.2882
in 2023
Ireland
0.2806
in 2023
Austria rank
28th
Ireland rank
30th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax over time
- Austria
- Ireland
How they compare
Austria currently reports 0.2882 against 0.2806 in Ireland, a difference of 0.0076.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Ireland ahead.
Austria ranks 28th and Ireland ranks 30th of 39 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2843 | 0.3037 | 0.0194 | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.2779 | 0.2993 | 0.0214 | Ireland |
| 2020s | 0.2815 | 0.283 | 0.0014 | Ireland |
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 Ireland?
- Austria, at 0.2882 against 0.2806 in Ireland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax between Austria and Ireland?
- 0.0076, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Ireland?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2023.
- How do Austria and Ireland rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Austria ranks 28th and Ireland ranks 30th 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.