Finland vs Romania: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax
Finland
0.269
in 2023
Romania
0.2819
in 2023
Finland rank
32nd
Romania rank
29th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax over time
- Finland
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 0.2819 against 0.269 in Finland, a difference of 0.0129.
Across all 18 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.
Finland ranks 32nd and Romania ranks 29th of 39 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2649 | 0.3555 | 0.0905 | Romania |
| 2010s | 0.2634 | 0.3459 | 0.0826 | Romania |
| 2020s | 0.2702 | 0.3127 | 0.0424 | Romania |
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 Romania?
- Romania, at 0.2819 against 0.269 in Finland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax between Finland and Romania?
- 0.0129, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Romania?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2023.
- How do Finland and Romania rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Finland ranks 32nd 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.