Estonia vs Switzerland: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax
Estonia
0.3112
in 2023
Switzerland
0.3167
in 2022
Estonia rank
20th
Switzerland rank
18th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax over time
- Estonia
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.3167 against 0.3112 in Estonia, a difference of 0.0055.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Estonia ahead.
Estonia ranks 20th and Switzerland ranks 18th of 39 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3235 | 0.3023 | 0.0212 | Estonia |
| 2020s | 0.3158 | 0.3166 | 0.0008 | Switzerland |
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 Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.3167 against 0.3112 in Estonia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax between Estonia and Switzerland?
- 0.0055, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Switzerland?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2022.
- How do Estonia and Switzerland rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Estonia ranks 20th and Switzerland ranks 18th 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.