Bulgaria vs United States of America: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax
Bulgaria
0.3847
in 2023
United States of America
0.3944
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
7th
United States of America rank
6th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax over time
- Bulgaria
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 0.3944 against 0.3847 in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0097.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2013 it was United States of America ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 7th and United States of America ranks 6th of 39 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3867 | 0.3926 | 0.0059 | United States of America |
| 2020s | 0.3844 | 0.3858 | 0.0013 | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax, Bulgaria or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 0.3944 against 0.3847 in Bulgaria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax between Bulgaria and United States of America?
- 0.0097, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and United States of America?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and United States of America rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Bulgaria ranks 7th and United States of America ranks 6th 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.