Korea vs Latvia: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax
Korea
0.324
in 2022
Latvia
0.3399
in 2023
Korea rank
14th
Latvia rank
11th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax over time
- Korea
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 0.3399 against 0.324 in Korea, a difference of 0.0159.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Korea ahead.
Korea ranks 14th and Latvia ranks 11th of 39 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 1 and Latvia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3614 | 0.3488 | 0.0126 | Korea |
| 2020s | 0.327 | 0.3462 | 0.0192 | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax, Korea or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 0.3399 against 0.324 in Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax between Korea and Latvia?
- 0.0159, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Latvia?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2022.
- How do Korea and Latvia rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Korea ranks 14th 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.