Belgium vs Finland: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax
Belgium
0.2541
in 2023
Finland
0.269
in 2023
Belgium rank
35th
Finland rank
32nd
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax over time
- Belgium
- Finland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 0.269 against 0.2541 in Belgium, a difference of 0.0149.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 35th and Finland ranks 32nd of 39 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.26 | 0.2709 | 0.0109 | Finland |
| 2020s | 0.252 | 0.2702 | 0.0182 | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax, Belgium or Finland?
- Finland, at 0.269 against 0.2541 in Belgium as of 2023.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax between Belgium and Finland?
- 0.0149, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Finland?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Finland rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Belgium ranks 35th and Finland ranks 32nd 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.