Canada vs Luxembourg: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax
Canada
0.306
in 2023
Luxembourg
0.2963
in 2023
Canada rank
22nd
Luxembourg rank
24th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax over time
- Canada
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.306 against 0.2963 in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.0097.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 22nd and Luxembourg ranks 24th of 39 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3078 | 0.3013 | 0.0065 | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.2945 | 0.2915 | 0.003 | 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 Luxembourg?
- Canada, at 0.306 against 0.2963 in Luxembourg as of 2023.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax between Canada and Luxembourg?
- 0.0097, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Luxembourg?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Luxembourg rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Canada ranks 22nd and Luxembourg ranks 24th 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.