Italy vs Portugal: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax
Italy
0.3247
in 2023
Portugal
0.3199
in 2023
Italy rank
13th
Portugal rank
15th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax over time
- Italy
- Portugal
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.3247 against 0.3199 in Portugal, a difference of 0.0048.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Portugal ahead.
Italy ranks 13th and Portugal ranks 15th of 39 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.323 | 0.3655 | 0.0425 | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.3285 | 0.3307 | 0.0022 | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.3261 | 0.3227 | 0.0034 | 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 Portugal?
- Italy, at 0.3247 against 0.3199 in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax between Italy and Portugal?
- 0.0048, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Portugal?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Portugal rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Italy ranks 13th and Portugal ranks 15th 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.