Greece vs Portugal: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax
Greece
0.3196
in 2023
Portugal
0.3199
in 2023
Greece rank
16th
Portugal rank
15th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax over time
- Greece
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.3199 against 0.3196 in Greece, a difference of 0.0003.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Portugal ahead.
Greece ranks 16th and Portugal ranks 15th of 39 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3321 | 0.3655 | 0.0334 | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.3297 | 0.3307 | 0.001 | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.317 | 0.3227 | 0.0057 | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax, Greece or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 0.3199 against 0.3196 in Greece as of 2023.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax between Greece and Portugal?
- 0.0003, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Portugal?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2023.
- How do Greece and Portugal rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Greece ranks 16th and Portugal ranks 15th 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.