Ireland vs Norway: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax
Ireland
0.2806
in 2023
Norway
0.2623
in 2022
Ireland rank
30th
Norway rank
33rd
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax over time
- Ireland
- Norway
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 0.2806 against 0.2623 in Norway, a difference of 0.0183.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 30th and Norway ranks 33rd of 39 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3101 | 0.2601 | 0.05 | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.2993 | 0.2579 | 0.0415 | Ireland |
| 2020s | 0.2838 | 0.2701 | 0.0136 | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax, Ireland or Norway?
- Ireland, at 0.2806 against 0.2623 in Norway as of 2023.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax between Ireland and Norway?
- 0.0183, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Norway?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2022.
- How do Ireland and Norway rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Ireland ranks 30th and Norway ranks 33rd 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.