Hungary vs Sweden: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax
Hungary
0.2941
in 2022
Sweden
0.289
in 2023
Hungary rank
25th
Sweden rank
27th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax over time
- Hungary
- Sweden
How they compare
Hungary currently reports 0.2941 against 0.289 in Sweden, a difference of 0.0051.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Hungary ahead.
Hungary ranks 25th and Sweden ranks 27th of 39 countries.
Hungary has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2838 | 0.2753 | 0.0085 | Hungary |
| 2020s | 0.2841 | 0.284 | 0.0001 | Hungary |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax, Hungary or Sweden?
- Hungary, at 0.2941 against 0.289 in Sweden as of 2022.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax between Hungary and Sweden?
- 0.0051, with Hungary ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Sweden?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2022.
- How do Hungary and Sweden rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Hungary ranks 25th and Sweden ranks 27th 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.