Germany vs Luxembourg: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax
Germany
0.3091
in 2022
Luxembourg
0.2963
in 2023
Germany rank
21st
Luxembourg rank
24th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax over time
- Germany
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Germany currently reports 0.3091 against 0.2963 in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.0128.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 21st and Luxembourg ranks 24th of 39 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 1 and Luxembourg in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2924 | 0.3013 | 0.0089 | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 0.3081 | 0.2899 | 0.0182 | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax, Germany or Luxembourg?
- Germany, at 0.3091 against 0.2963 in Luxembourg as of 2022.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax between Germany and Luxembourg?
- 0.0128, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Luxembourg?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2022.
- How do Germany and Luxembourg rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Germany ranks 21st and Luxembourg ranks 24th 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.