Costa Rica vs Türkiye: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax
Costa Rica
0.4602
in 2024
Türkiye
0.4271
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
1st
Türkiye rank
4th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax over time
- Costa Rica
- Türkiye
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.4602 against 0.4271 in Türkiye, a difference of 0.0331.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Türkiye's.
Across all 11 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Türkiye ranks 4th of 39 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4823 | 0.4019 | 0.0804 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.4853 | 0.4211 | 0.0642 | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax, Costa Rica or Türkiye?
- Costa Rica, at 0.4602 against 0.4271 in Türkiye as of 2024.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax between Costa Rica and Türkiye?
- 0.0331, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Türkiye?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Türkiye rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and Türkiye ranks 4th 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.