Denmark vs Romania: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax
Denmark
0.2764
in 2022
Romania
0.2819
in 2023
Denmark rank
31st
Romania rank
29th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax over time
- Denmark
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 0.2819 against 0.2764 in Denmark, a difference of 0.0055.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 31st and Romania ranks 29th of 39 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2587 | 0.3467 | 0.088 | Romania |
| 2020s | 0.2728 | 0.3229 | 0.0501 | Romania |
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 Romania?
- Romania, at 0.2819 against 0.2764 in Denmark as of 2023.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax between Denmark and Romania?
- 0.0055, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Romania?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2022.
- How do Denmark and Romania rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Denmark ranks 31st and Romania ranks 29th 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.