Iceland vs Poland: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax
Iceland
0.2468
in 2019
Poland
0.2568
in 2023
Iceland rank
37th
Poland rank
34th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax over time
- Iceland
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 0.2568 against 0.2468 in Iceland, a difference of 0.01.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Poland has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 37th and Poland ranks 34th of 39 countries.
Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2837 | 0.3132 | 0.0295 | Poland |
| 2010s | 0.2515 | 0.29 | 0.0384 | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax, Iceland or Poland?
- Poland, at 0.2568 against 0.2468 in Iceland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax between Iceland and Poland?
- 0.01, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Poland?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
- How do Iceland and Poland rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Iceland ranks 37th and Poland ranks 34th 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.