Estonia vs Germany: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax
Estonia
0.3112
in 2023
Germany
0.3091
in 2022
Estonia rank
20th
Germany rank
21st
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax over time
- Estonia
- Germany
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 0.3112 against 0.3091 in Germany, a difference of 0.0021.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Estonia has been ahead every year.
Estonia ranks 20th and Germany ranks 21st of 39 countries.
Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3235 | 0.2918 | 0.0317 | Estonia |
| 2020s | 0.3158 | 0.3081 | 0.0078 | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax, Estonia or Germany?
- Estonia, at 0.3112 against 0.3091 in Germany as of 2023.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax between Estonia and Germany?
- 0.0021, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Germany?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2022.
- How do Estonia and Germany rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Estonia ranks 20th and Germany ranks 21st 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.