Italy vs New Zealand: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax
Italy
0.3247
in 2023
New Zealand
0.326
in 2022
Italy rank
13th
New Zealand rank
12th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax over time
- Italy
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.326 against 0.3247 in Italy, a difference of 0.0013.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2006 it was New Zealand ahead.
Italy ranks 13th and New Zealand ranks 12th of 39 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3171 | 0.33 | 0.0129 | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.3285 | 0.333 | 0.0045 | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.3265 | 0.3157 | 0.0108 | Italy |
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 New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 0.326 against 0.3247 in Italy as of 2022.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax between Italy and New Zealand?
- 0.0013, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and New Zealand?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2022.
- How do Italy and New Zealand rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Italy ranks 13th and New Zealand ranks 12th 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.