Finland vs Poland: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax
Finland
0.269
in 2023
Poland
0.2568
in 2023
Finland rank
32nd
Poland rank
34th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax over time
- Finland
- Poland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 0.269 against 0.2568 in Poland, a difference of 0.0122.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Poland ahead.
Finland ranks 32nd and Poland ranks 34th of 39 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 1 and Poland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.265 | 0.3132 | 0.0482 | Poland |
| 2010s | 0.2634 | 0.29 | 0.0266 | Poland |
| 2020s | 0.2702 | 0.2633 | 0.0069 | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax, Finland or Poland?
- Finland, at 0.269 against 0.2568 in Poland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax between Finland and Poland?
- 0.0122, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Poland?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Finland and Poland rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Finland ranks 32nd 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.