Canada vs Spain: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax
Canada
0.306
in 2023
Spain
0.3124
in 2023
Canada rank
22nd
Spain rank
19th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax over time
- Canada
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.3124 against 0.306 in Canada, a difference of 0.0064.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 22nd and Spain ranks 19th of 39 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.316 | 0.3241 | 0.0081 | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.3116 | 0.337 | 0.0254 | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.2945 | 0.3193 | 0.0248 | Spain |
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 Spain?
- Spain, at 0.3124 against 0.306 in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax between Canada and Spain?
- 0.0064, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Spain?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Spain rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Canada ranks 22nd and Spain ranks 19th 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.