Czechia vs Iceland: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax
Czechia
0.2424
in 2023
Iceland
0.2468
in 2019
Czechia rank
38th
Iceland rank
37th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax over time
- Czechia
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 0.2468 against 0.2424 in Czechia, a difference of 0.0044.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Czechia ahead.
Czechia ranks 38th and Iceland ranks 37th of 39 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 1 and Iceland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2601 | 0.2799 | 0.0198 | Iceland |
| 2010s | 0.2544 | 0.2515 | 0.0029 | Czechia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax, Czechia or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 0.2468 against 0.2424 in Czechia as of 2019.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax between Czechia and Iceland?
- 0.0044, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Iceland?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2019.
- How do Czechia and Iceland rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Czechia ranks 38th and Iceland ranks 37th 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.