Ireland vs Romania: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax
Ireland
0.2806
in 2023
Romania
0.2819
in 2023
Ireland rank
30th
Romania rank
29th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax over time
- Ireland
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 0.2819 against 0.2806 in Ireland, a difference of 0.0013.
Across all 18 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.
Ireland ranks 30th and Romania ranks 29th of 39 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3069 | 0.3555 | 0.0486 | Romania |
| 2010s | 0.2993 | 0.3459 | 0.0466 | Romania |
| 2020s | 0.283 | 0.3127 | 0.0297 | Romania |
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 Romania?
- Romania, at 0.2819 against 0.2806 in Ireland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax between Ireland and Romania?
- 0.0013, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Romania?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2023.
- How do Ireland and Romania rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Ireland ranks 30th and Romania ranks 29th 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.