Canada vs Hungary: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax
Canada
0.306
in 2023
Hungary
0.2941
in 2022
Canada rank
22nd
Hungary rank
25th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax over time
- Canada
- Hungary
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.306 against 0.2941 in Hungary, a difference of 0.0119.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 22nd and Hungary ranks 25th of 39 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Hungary | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3167 | 0.27 | 0.0467 | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.3116 | 0.2801 | 0.0315 | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.2907 | 0.2841 | 0.0066 | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax, Canada or Hungary?
- Canada, at 0.306 against 0.2941 in Hungary as of 2023.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax between Canada and Hungary?
- 0.0119, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Hungary?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2022.
- How do Canada and Hungary rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Canada ranks 22nd and Hungary ranks 25th 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.