Germany vs Switzerland: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax
Germany
0.3091
in 2022
Switzerland
0.3167
in 2022
Germany rank
21st
Switzerland rank
18th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax over time
- Germany
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.3167 against 0.3091 in Germany, a difference of 0.0076.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Switzerland ahead.
Germany ranks 21st and Switzerland ranks 18th of 39 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2847 | 0.306 | 0.0213 | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.2913 | 0.2989 | 0.0076 | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.3081 | 0.3166 | 0.0086 | Switzerland |
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 Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.3167 against 0.3091 in Germany as of 2022.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax between Germany and Switzerland?
- 0.0076, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Switzerland?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
- How do Germany and Switzerland rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Germany ranks 21st 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.