Denmark vs Poland: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax
Denmark
0.2764
in 2022
Poland
0.2568
in 2023
Denmark rank
31st
Poland rank
34th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax over time
- Denmark
- Poland
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 0.2764 against 0.2568 in Poland, a difference of 0.0196.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Poland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Poland ahead.
Denmark ranks 31st and Poland ranks 34th of 39 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and Poland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2587 | 0.2884 | 0.0296 | Poland |
| 2020s | 0.2728 | 0.2655 | 0.0074 | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax, Denmark or Poland?
- Denmark, at 0.2764 against 0.2568 in Poland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax between Denmark and Poland?
- 0.0196, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Poland?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2022.
- How do Denmark and Poland rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Denmark ranks 31st and Poland ranks 34th 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.