Italy vs Latvia: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax
Italy
0.3247
in 2023
Latvia
0.3399
in 2023
Italy rank
13th
Latvia rank
11th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax over time
- Italy
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 0.3399 against 0.3247 in Italy, a difference of 0.0152.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Latvia has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 13th and Latvia ranks 11th of 39 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3206 | 0.3682 | 0.0475 | Latvia |
| 2010s | 0.3285 | 0.3485 | 0.0201 | Latvia |
| 2020s | 0.3261 | 0.3446 | 0.0186 | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax, Italy or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 0.3399 against 0.3247 in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax between Italy and Latvia?
- 0.0152, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Latvia?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Latvia rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Italy ranks 13th and Latvia ranks 11th 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.