Greece vs Spain: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax
Greece
0.3196
in 2023
Spain
0.3124
in 2023
Greece rank
16th
Spain rank
19th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax over time
- Greece
- Spain
How they compare
Greece currently reports 0.3196 against 0.3124 in Spain, a difference of 0.0072.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 16th and Spain ranks 19th of 39 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3288 | 0.3241 | 0.0047 | Greece |
| 2010s | 0.3297 | 0.337 | 0.0073 | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.317 | 0.3193 | 0.0023 | Spain |
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 Spain?
- Greece, at 0.3196 against 0.3124 in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax between Greece and Spain?
- 0.0072, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Spain?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2023.
- How do Greece and Spain rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Greece ranks 16th 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.