Ireland vs Sweden: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax
Ireland
0.2806
in 2023
Sweden
0.289
in 2023
Ireland rank
30th
Sweden rank
27th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax over time
- Ireland
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.289 against 0.2806 in Ireland, a difference of 0.0084.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 30th and Sweden ranks 27th of 39 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2969 | 0.2753 | 0.0217 | Ireland |
| 2020s | 0.283 | 0.2853 | 0.0023 | Sweden |
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 Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.289 against 0.2806 in Ireland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax between Ireland and Sweden?
- 0.0084, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Sweden?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2023.
- How do Ireland and Sweden rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Ireland ranks 30th 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.