Germany vs Spain: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax
Germany
0.3091
in 2022
Spain
0.3124
in 2023
Germany rank
21st
Spain rank
19th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax over time
- Germany
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.3124 against 0.3091 in Germany, a difference of 0.0033.
Across all 13 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 21st and Spain ranks 19th of 39 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2847 | 0.3266 | 0.0418 | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.2913 | 0.3368 | 0.0455 | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.3081 | 0.3216 | 0.0135 | Spain |
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 Spain?
- Spain, at 0.3124 against 0.3091 in Germany as of 2023.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax between Germany and Spain?
- 0.0033, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Spain?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
- How do Germany and Spain rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Germany ranks 21st and Spain ranks 19th 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.